COVID-19 is associated with significantly higher mortality in older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) versus pneumonias from bacterial or other viral etiologies, according to a study published online...
Vitamin D intake linked to lower risk for progression to diabetes
Feb 07, 2023
For people with prediabetes, vitamin D supplementation also raises the likelihood of return to normal glucose regulation, physician-researchers say.
Cardiovascular hospitalization increases after sepsis hospitalization
Feb 01, 2023
After hospitalization with sepsis, it may be advisable to implement closely supervised cardiovascular prevention therapies, investigators say.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations on the rise
Dec 29, 2022
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Mindfulness-based stress reduction safe, effective for anxiety disorders
Nov 10, 2022
In a randomized study, mindfulness-based stress reduction was found to be noninferior to Lexapro (escitalopram).
SNAP use linked to slower decline in memory for older adults
Nov 10, 2022
SNAP users had about two fewer years of cognitive aging than nonusers during a 10-year period, investigators report.
Brain bleeds up in patients with COVID treated for ischemic stroke
Nov 10, 2022
Ischemic stroke patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of intracranial bleeding and worse clinical outcomes after revascularization treatment than similar patients without COVID-19, researchers report.
BMI declines seen seven years before cognitive impairment diagnosis
Nov 02, 2022
Significantly lower body mass index (BMI) occurs beginning approximately seven years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Untreated depression may increase later dementia risk
Oct 28, 2022
Symptomatic depression is associated with a 51% increased risk of dementia, according to a study published in Biological Psychiatry.
Omicron BA.2 subvariant tied to less severe illness than delta, original omicron
Oct 28, 2022
Mortality rates are lower for omicron BA.2 than for delta variant and early omicron, investigators report.