Better Health While Aging

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March 14, 2024 138 – How to Promote Brain Health & Memory in Aging
Dr. Kernisan covers the best ways to promote brain health and prevent cognitive decline in aging. Learn which approaches geriatricians find most effective, plus which vitamins and supplements are likely to help. Dr. K also covers emotional well-being in aging, and how this affects cognitive health.
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1h 17min
January 13, 2024 137 - Aging Life Care (and Geriatric Care Managers) Explained: Who They Are & How They Help
Dr. Kernisan & Michelle Allen, LCSW, explain how Aging Life Care Professionals (also known as geriatric care managers) help older adults and their families.
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42min
November 29, 2023 136 - 8 Things Doctors Should Check After a Fall
Dr. K explains 8 things health providers should check after an older person falls, to prevent future dangerous falls in aging.
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19min
October 31, 2023 135 – How to Pay for Elder Care
Dr. Kernisan & geriatric care manager Michelle explain options for paying for senior care, including for aging in place, residential facilities, memory care & more.
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45min
August 15, 2023 134 – COVID & Aging August 2023 Update: Staying Safe, Boosters & More
Dr. K covers the recent rise in COVID, the new variant, and the upcoming booster. Plus FAQs such as whether to get boosted now or wait.
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41min
June 07, 2023 133 – COVID Summer 2023 News Update for Aging Adults
Dr. K covers the latest on COVID in the US now, how to follow COVID levels, updates on COVID boosters, how to know if you still should take precautions, tips on staying safe for the summer, and more.
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47min
February 24, 2023132 – COVID 2023 News Update for Aging Adults (2.23.23 Edition)
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.
In this episode:
The current COVID & flu situation (cases & hospitalizations)
About the new Covid variant XBB.1.5
What the public health emergency ending will mean for you
How to know if you need to worry about COVID
What to know about COVID reinfections
If you’re high risk and need to avoid catching COVID
Update on the bivalent COVID booster
When can you get your next COVID booster?
Update on masks to prevent COVID
COVID symptoms in 2023
The best treatment for COVID (Paxlovid) & an FDA checklist that can help you get it
Summary of what to know for COVID in Spring 2023
Note: For the masks Dr. K recommends, you can get 3M Aura here https://amzn.to/3PJJyRO, the 3M V-flex here https://amzn.to/3OxrsRY, and the Powecom KN95 here https://amzn.to/3W9frXf
These are Amazon affiliate links, so any purchases will help support Better Health While Aging, thank you!
Related Episodes:
131 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (12.8.22 Edition)
Related Resources:
BHWA:
COVID & Aging Adults: 2023 & 2022 Updates
COVID Vaccination for Aging Adults: What to Know & Do
To track COVID data:
NY Times COVID Tracker
Wastewater:
CDC Wastewater Surveillance
Biobot.io wastewater tracker
Walgreens Test Positivity Tracker
OurWorldInData.org Coronavirus Data Explorer
CDC Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard
CDC Variant Proportion Tracker
CDC COVID cases and deaths by vaccine status
CDC & FDA information referenced in this update:
FDA: PAXLOVID Patient Eligibility Screening Checklist Tool for Prescribers
CDC: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Presentation Slides: February 22-24, 2023 Meeting
Updates to COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in the United States
FDA: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee January 26, 2023 Meeting
Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report
CDC: RSV National Trends
From medical journals and research groups:
NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Molnupiravir
Molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for adults with COVID-19 at increased risk of adverse outcomes (PANORAMIC): an open-label, platform-adaptive randomised controlled trial (12/22/22)
Lancet: Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2/16/23)
Cochrane: Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses (1/30/23)
See related commentary: Multiple studies show that face masks reduce the spread of COVID-19; a Cochrane review doesn’t demonstrate otherwise
Paxlovid Associated with Decreased Hospitalization Rate Among Adults with COVID-19 — United States, April–September 2022 12/2/22
From news and other media:
What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID (2/15/23)
PBS/KQED: When Can I Get a Second Bivalent COVID Booster? Here’s What We Know Right Now (2/22/23)
KFF.org The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Details on Health Coverage and Access
More detailed: What Happens When COVID-19 Emergency Declarations End? Implications for Coverage, Costs, and Access
For masking, ventilation COVID transmission information:
Masks Dr. K uses:
3M V-flex N95
3M Aura N95
Powecom KN95
Project N95
Twitter resources
@joeyfox85
@masknerd

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December 09, 2022131 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (12.8.22 Edition)
Dr. K discusses what aging adults & families should know about COVID and flu this winter.
She covers:
The currently increasing rates of COVID & flu
What to know about the new Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1
How well the fall COVID bivalent booster is working so far
How to avoid getting sick and how to gather safely
When to mask and how to do so effectively
Why use a HEPA air purifier at home and how to choose one
How to detect COVID now
How to treat COVID
Her top recommendations for staying safe during winter gatherings
Note: you can get the CO2 monitor Dr. K refers to here: https://amzn.to/3yhDtq8.
For the masks Dr. K is using, you can get 3M Aura here https://amzn.to/3PJJyRO, the 3M V-flex here https://amzn.to/3OxrsRY, and the Powecom KN95 here https://amzn.to/3W9frXf
Dr. K’s HEPA air purifier is here https://amzn.to/3Y96crN
These are Amazon affiliate links, so any purchases will help support Better Health While Aging, thank you!
Related Episodes:
130 – COVID Booster Update for Aging Adults (9.7.22 Edition)
Related Resources:
BHWA:
COVID & Aging Adults: 2022 Updates
COVID Vaccination for Aging Adults: What to Know & Do
To track COVID data:
NY Times COVID Tracker
Wastewater:
CDC Wastewater Surveillance
Biobot.io wastewater tracker
Walgreens Test Positivity Tracker
OurWorldInData.org Coronavirus Data Explorer
CDC Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard
CDC Variant Proportion Tracker
CDC COVID cases and deaths by vaccine status
CDC Datasets in this update:
Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA Vaccines in Preventing Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Increasing Community Access to Testing Program, United States, September–November 2022
Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report
CDC Influenza Hospitalization Rates
From medical journals and research groups:
Low neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1 by parental mRNA vaccine or a BA.5-bivalent booster (12/6/22)
Effect of hybrid immunity and bivalent booster vaccination on omicron sublineage neutralisation (12/5/22)
Paxlovid Associated with Decreased Hospitalization Rate Among Adults with COVID-19 — United States, April–September 2022 12/2/22
From news and other media:
‘Indoor pandemic’: An engineer on how to clean the air you breathe
For masking, ventilation COVID transmission information:
Masks Dr. K uses:
3M V-flex N95
3M Aura N95
Powecom KN95
Project N95
Twitter resources
@joeyfox85
@masknerd
@marwa_zaatari
CDC Interactive ventilation tool
CleanAirCrew.org Portable Air Cleaner Buying Guide
Air Cleaners dataset
The Corsi-Rosenthal Box: DIY Box Fan Air Filter for COVID-19 and Wildfire Smoke
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44min
September 08, 2022130 – COVID Booster Update for Aging Adults (9.7.22 Edition)
Dr. K discusses what aging adults & families should know about the new fall COVID boosters, the latest Omicron variants, and more. Plus who died of COVID this summer and how to know if you’re at high risk of severe COVID.
She covers:
The current COVID situation & variants in the US
Newer variants overseas that might evade immunity
What’s in the new bivalent fall COVID booster
How the fall booster was developed and tested
Why there has been debate about the fall COVID booster
Data review: who died of COVID this past summer?
The data on the benefit of boosters so far
Dr. K’s predictions regarding benefits of the fall COVID booster
When to get your fall COVID booster
Do you need a booster if you’ve had Omicron?
Summary of Dr. K’s COVID booster recommendations, including which booster, if you have a choice
What to know about Paxlovid and what to do if you catch COVID
Related Episodes:
129 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (7.21.22 Edition)
Related Resources:
BHWA:
COVID & Aging Adults: 2022 Updates
COVID Vaccination for Aging Adults: What to Know & Do
To track COVID data:
NY Times COVID Tracker
Wastewater:
CDC Wastewater Surveillance
Biobot.io wastewater tracker
Walgreens Test Positivity Tracker
OurWorldInData.org Coronavirus Data Explorer
CDC Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard
CDC Variant Proportion Tracker
CDC COVID cases and deaths by vaccine status
Fall COVID booster resources:
CDC ACIP Meeting Slides from September 1, 2022
For human and mice data on Omicron booster: Moderna slides, Pfizer slides
CDC Datasets in this update:
Rates of COVID-19 Cases or Deaths by Age Group and Vaccination Status
Rates of COVID-19 Cases or Deaths by Age Group and Vaccination Status and Second Booster Dose
From medical journals and research groups:
Short term, relative effectiveness of four doses versus three doses of BNT162b2 vaccine in people aged 60 years and older in Israel: retrospective, test negative, case-control study (May 2022)
Effectiveness of a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against all-cause mortality in long-term care facility residents and in the oldest old: A nationwide, retrospective cohort study in Sweden (July 2022)
Association of Receipt of the Fourth BNT162b2 Dose With Omicron Infection and COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Residents of Long-term Care Facilities (June 2022)
Risk of BA.5 Infection among Persons Exposed to Previous SARS-CoV-2 Variants (Sept 2022)
Nirmatrelvir Use and Severe Covid-19 Outcomes during the Omicron Surge (Aug 2022)
COVID-19 rebound after Paxlovid and Molnupiravir during January-June 2022
From news and other media:
Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when? (NPR 9/5/22)
India and China first to authorize inhaled COVID vaccines (CBS 9/6/22)
For masking, ventilation COVID transmission information:
Masks Dr. K uses:
3M V-flex N95
3M Aura N95
Project N95
Twitter resources
@masknerd
CDC Interactive ventilation tool
The Corsi-Rosenthal Box: DIY Box Fan Air Filter for COVID-19 and Wildfire Smoke
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44min
July 22, 2022129 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (7.21.22 Edition)
Dr. K discusses the high COVID levels, the related risks for aging adults, what to know about Omicron BA.5, the data on boosters, and the most effective ways to take sensible precautions.
She covers:
The current COVID situation and how high cases really are

What to know about COVID hospitalization numbers

Whether COVID vaccines are still working
The data on first and second boosters
How the new Novavax COVID vaccine works

How to test for COVID
How long to isolate if you get COVID
What to know about Paxlovid and relapsing after Paxlovid
What masks she recommends

How to take reasonable precautions
Note: you can get the CO2 monitor Dr. K refers to on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3yhDtq8. The masks that Dr. K is currently using include 3M V-flex N95, and 3M Aura N95. These are affiliate links, so any purchases will help support Better Health While Aging, at no extra cost to you.
Related Episodes:
128 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (5.5.22 Edition)
Related Resources:
BHWA:
COVID & Aging Adults: 2022 Updates
COVID Vaccination for Aging Adults: What to Know & Do
To track COVID data:
NY Times COVID Tracker
Wastewater:
CDC Wastewater Surveillance
Biobot.io wastewater tracker
Walgreens Test Positivity Tracker
OurWorldInData.org Coronavirus Data Explorer
CDC Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard
CDC Variant Proportion Tracker
CDC COVID cases and deaths by vaccine status
FDA:
Update: COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Composition (6/30/22)
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted Emergency Use Authorization Review Memorandum (7/13/22)
Paxlovid EUA Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
For masking, ventilation COVID transmission information:
Masks Dr. K uses:
3M V-flex N95
3M Aura N95
Project N95
Twitter resources
@kprather88, @linseymarr, @masknerd
CDC Interactive ventilation tool
The Corsi-Rosenthal Box: DIY Box Fan Air Filter for COVID-19 and Wildfire Smoke
From medical journals and research groups:
Effectiveness of a second BNT162b2 booster vaccine against hospitalization and death from COVID-19 in adults aged over 60 years (Nature, April 2022)
Effectiveness of 2, 3, and 4 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Doses Among Immunocompetent Adults During Periods when SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2/BA.2.12.1 Sublineages Predominated — VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021–June 2022 (CDC, 7/15/22)
Hospitalization and Emergency Department Encounters for COVID-19 After Paxlovid Treatment — California, December 2021–May 2022 (CDC 6/21/22)
Self-reported long COVID after infection with the Omicron variant in the UK (UK ONS 7/18/22)
SARS-CoV-2 transmission on planes, by “Your Local Epidemiologist” Katelyn Jetelina, PhD
UK Health Security Agency COVID-19 vaccine weekly surveillance reports
COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment (CDC 5/24/22)
Newest Omicron subvariants can evade boosters, antibody therapies (UMN CIDRAP, 7/6/22)
covers bebtelovimab, the only monoclonal antibody treatment still effective against BA.5
From news and other media:
What you need to know about the Novavax vaccine (Johns Hopkins Univ, 6/16/22)
New COVID Vaccine for Fall? What to Know About the FDA’s Plans (CNET 7/15/22)
FDA says COVID boosters for the fall must target newer omicron types (NPR 6/30/22)
Twitter sources that helped with this update:
Dr. Eric Topol (good for all kinds of COVID data and info)
Graphic for PCR and rapid tests here
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