The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance about third dose boosters of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to guide which populations should receive a booster next. The CDC recommends: • people 65 years and older and residents in… Read more
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You May Soon Be Able to Buy Hearing Aids Over the Counter at Your Local Pharmacy
Over-the-counter hearing aids may soon be hitting the shelves of community pharmacies nationwide. We are a pharmacist and audiologist who study the potential ways OTC hearing aids could be distributed… Read more
COVID-19 Restrictions Linked with Elevated Stress in New Moms and Moms-to-Be
Pregnant women and new mothers in Pennsylvania felt more stressed during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in early 2020 than before the pandemic, according to a new… Read more
COVID-19 May Worsen America’s Kidney Disease Crisis
COVID-19 may be accelerating a “silent” epidemic that’s been looming over the nation’s aging population for years: chronic kidney disease. In a recent article in… Read more
UPMC Names New Leaders for Health Services Division
Effective October 1, 2021, Mark Sevco will assume the role of president, UPMC Hospitals— comprised of 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals— and Joon Lee, M.D., will become president of UPMC Physician Services— overseeing its 4,200… Read more