Some experts say maintaining a healthy weight is important for longevity, but to John Rowe, a professor of health policy and aging, that’s less of a concern, especially as people enter old age.
The coming COVID boosters aren't the only vaccines adults should consider. Now's a good time for people over 18 to make sure they're up to date with flu, tetanus, and other routine vaccines.
VP&S hosted the Latino Medical Student Association’s Fall House of Delegates conference for the first time in LMSA’s 50-year history, bringing together 95 medical students from across the Northeast.
“For those who were recently infected or boosted, the cross-protection against JN.1 should be decent,” said David Ho, a virologist at Columbia who led the research on JN.1 and Covid vaccines.
A big draw of the implant is that getting it is less painful than an IUD and “no pelvic exam is required,” said Paula Castaño, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University.
“It would suggest that those people who were not recently boosted probably would not be well-protected against JN.1," said David Ho, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University.
