Geriatrics or Geriatric Medicine is a specialty of medicine focussing on the physical, mental and social well-being of older people.It aims to promote their health, by preventing and treating diseases & disabilities.Geriatrics Syndromes refer to common health conditions in the elderly that don’t fit into the disease category.They include delirium, falls, incontinence, frailty, pressure ulcers,…
COVID-19 is the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. While many people with COVID-19 get mild symptoms, others can become seriously ill. Several vaccines have been developed to protect against COVID-19.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has so far authorized three COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. Two of these are the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna…
New research shows how important it is to get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.A new study showed that vaccine effectiveness rose from 33 percent to between 60 and 88 percent after a second dose, depending on the variant and vaccine type.Experts say these findings are encouraging and envouraged people to get vaccinated as soon…