Dr. K discusses the latest COVID news for 2023, including what’s most important for aging adults and their families to know for the spring. She also covers the problem of doctors inappropriately not prescribing Paxlovid (the best treatment if an older adult does catch COVID), and how to advocate to get it successfully.
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Related Episodes:131 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (12.8.22 Edition)
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041 – UTIs and Urine Bacteria in Aging: How to get the right diagnosis & avoid unneeded antibiotics
040 – Dehydration in Older Adults: How to Prevent It, Detect It, & Treat It
039 – Interview: Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems
038 – FAQs On “Incompetence” & Losing Decision Capacity
037 – Interview: Using Powers of Attorney to Help Older Adults
036 – Interview: Minimizing Family Conflicts & Supporting Aging Parents
035 – Interview: Aging in the Right Place
034 – Preventing Falls: 10 Types of Medication to Reconsider
033 – Safer Treatments for Insomnia in Aging
032 – 5 Top Causes of Sleep Problems in Aging
031 – Choosing the Safest Over-the-Counter Painkiller in Aging
030 – Drugs for Difficult Dementia Behaviors: What to Know
029 – The Healthy Aging Checklist
028 – When Older Parents Resist Help: 4 Tips for Better Talks
027 – Interview: Planning for Aging When Single & Childless
026 – 4 Medications for Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias: FAQs & Tips
025 – Interview: Palliative Care to Live Well with Cancer
024 – Interview: Better Cancer Screening While Aging
023 – Anemia in Aging: 10 Common Causes & What to Ask
022 – QA: Helping a Paranoid Older Parent and Checking Safety
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