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COVID-19 Disease Burden Remained Substantial in the United States From 2022 to 2024, With Disproportionate Impact on Older Adults

01/28/2026

Kate Young

A new national analysis estimates the burden of COVID-19–associated illnesses, outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States from October 2022 through September 2024, offering...

01/28/2026

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High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Reduces Hospitalizations in Older Adults

01/02/2026

Anthony Calabro, MA

Researchers compared high-dose versus standard-dose influenza vaccines in adults aged 65 to 79 years to determine whether enhanced immunogenicity translates into reduced severe clinical outcomes, including...

01/02/2026

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Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention Shows Potential to Reverse Early Frailty in Older Finnish Men

12/16/2025

Ashton L. Stahl

In their secondary analysis of the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability clinical trial, researchers examined whether a 2-year multidomain lifestyle program,...

12/16/2025

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Bivalent RSV Vaccine Lowers Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations in Older Adults

11/19/2025

Kate Young

In a nationwide Danish trial of more than 130,000 adults aged 60 years and older, a single dose of the bivalent RSV prefusion F protein vaccine reduced all-cause cardiorespiratory hospitalizations by nearly...

11/19/2025

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Does a Single RSV Vaccine Dose Protect Older Adults Across Multiple Seasons?

10/15/2025

Anthony Calabro, MA

New multicenter US data show that a single respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine dose protects against hospitalization in older adults, though effectiveness wanes over time and is lower in...

10/15/2025

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