HPV Vaccination: When Are You Too Old for the Vaccine?
HPV vaccination is not recommended for everyone over 26 years of age. However, adults between the ages of 27 and 45 years can discuss the benefits of the vaccine and the risk for new HPV infections with their doctor. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the United States Centers for Disease Control and […]
Who Is a Candidate for the Shingles Vaccine?
Healthy adults aged 50 years and older are candidates for Shingrix. Learn about who should and shouldn’t get the shingles vaccine Healthy adults aged 50 years and older are candidates for the shingles vaccine Shingrix. There is no age limit, and you can get the Shingrix vaccine even if you have already had shingles, have […]
Clinical Challenges: Managing Mental Health in Eczema Patients
Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) carried a higher burden of disease than those with other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension, a U.S. study showed. Even patients with mild AD can experience a “profound” disease burden that significantly impairs quality of life (QoL), putting them at increased risk of anxiety, depression, and […]
New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?
“Prescription Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Pain: United States, 2019,” the government report’s title reads. Inside, based on responses from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) that year, it says, “22.1% of U.S. adults with chronic pain used a prescription opioid in the past 3 months.” Given that there might be no hotter topic […]
COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer’s Biomarkers
Cognitive impairment was correlated with persistent anosmia in older adults recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection, initial findings from a large international consortium showed. Severity of cognitive impairment was significantly correlated with severity of olfactory dysfunction (χ2=13.82, P=0.003) but not with the severity of acute COVID-19, Gabriel de Erausquin, MD, PhD, MSc, of the University of Texas […]
New dietary treatment for epilepsy well tolerated and reduced seizures, study finds
The first clinical trial of a new dietary treatment for children and adults with severe forms of epilepsy, co-developed by UCL researchers and based on the ketogenic diet, has been successfully completed. For the study, published in Brain Communications, clinicians evaluated the use of K.Vita®, (also known as Betashot), an oral liquid dietary supplement developed […]
Shingrix OK’d For Immunocompromised Adults
FDA expanded the approval of Shingrix, an adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine, for adults at increased risk of shingles due to immunosuppression, manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced on Monday. The expanded indication is for adults ages 18 and older at a greater risk of shingles due to “immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy.” The […]
Eating whole grains linked to smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar: Study in middle- to older-aged adults suggests whole grains may protect against heart disease
Middle- to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels over time compared to those who ate less than one-half serving per day, according to new research. Published July 13, 2021, in the Journal of Nutrition, the study by […]
Adult ADHD is linked to numerous physical conditions, study finds
Adults with ADHD are at higher risk of a wide range of physical conditions, including nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases, according to a large register-based study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Lancet Psychiatry. “Identifying co-occurring physical diseases may have important implications for treating adults with ADHD and for benefiting the […]