FDA recommends modified COVID-19 boosters targeting omicron subvariants
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The updated vaccines would be used as boosters this fall and winter in anticipation of future omicron-based surges.
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Got long COVID? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow
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Identifying long COVID in older adults can be tricky, but there are good strategies for getting care and fighting the impact of the virus.COVID-19
‘That’s just part of aging’: Long COVID symptoms often overlooked in seniors
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Research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition than younger or middle-aged adults.Bay Area
An aging state: How is California preparing for the shift to an older population?
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Some 20 percent of the 6.7 million people aged 65 and over in California live in poverty, unable to afford basic needs.COVID-19
As COVID slogs on, seniors find fortitude waning and malaise growing
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Omicron dashed the hopes of many older adults that the country was exiting the worst of the pandemic.Featured in Category
Demand for service dogs unleashes a ‘wild west’ market
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Service dogs can help people with ailments from autism to epilepsy, but a trained dog can cost up to $40,000 — and insurance won’t cover it.health
COVID-infected nurses working at short-staffed nursing homes
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Infections are sweeping through staff and residents at homes across the state.California
Families complain as states require COVID testing for nursing home visits
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Relatives say it is important they go into nursing homes because staff shortages are affecting care.COVID-19
After ‘truly appalling’ death toll in nursing homes, California rethinks their funding
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The state wants to tie Medicaid funding more directly to performance, but the powerful nursing home lobby is raising objections.health
From maggots to sex abuse, nursing homes sue California to overturn citations, fines
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Since 2016, state regulators have downgraded nearly a third of nursing home sanctions involving a death.COVID-19
