Study: Sicker type 2 diabetics using less medications, but some still struggle with poor glucose control
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
Older adults with type 2 diabetes and multiple chronic conditions are using less high-risk medications to manage their diabetes, but 1 in 6 of them still didn’t have solid glycemic control, according...
Shifting medication management to family caregivers comes with challenges, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, as well as their family caregivers, lean toward keeping those caregivers from managing medications until safety is a concern, a new study shows.
Peripheral neuropathy linked to slow gait speed, lower extremity function among older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
A new study found that peripheral neuropathy is linked to slow gait and impaired lower extremity performance in older adults with and without diabetes.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 16
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
Opinion: Medicare drug pricing rules will delay access to drugs … Study: JAK inhibitors linked to lower age-related macular degeneration risk … This is how sleep affects dementia risk … Geriatric...
Report: 40 percent of adult cancers tied to modifiable risk factors
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
About 4 in 10 cancer cases and about a half of all adult deaths from the disease are tied to potentially modifiable risk factors, a new study finds.
Data shows older, hospitalized women more prone to adverse drug events than men
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
A new study explored the correlation between older, hospitalized women and adverse drug reactions.
Americans ages 50-64 feel more financial stress than those 65+, poll finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
Finances may be stressing out a lot of adults these days, but new poll data shows the impacts of inflation on older adults specifically. Women, as well as those who are 50 to 64 years old, are more likely...
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 12
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
Report: Self-fit OTC hearing aids have similar long-term benefits as audiologist-fit aids … Virtual reality game puts positive spin on gait training … Scent impairments may increase with frailty, study...
Report: STD infections grew fastest in older adults from 2020 to 2023
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 10, 2024
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses in the United States rose by 23.8% between 2020 and 2023 in people over the age of 65 — the largest percentage increase among the cohorts analyzed.
Keeping diabetes at bay for 4 years can improve long-term health, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 10, 2024
People with prediabetes can lower their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related complications if they can delay the onset of diabetes for four years using diet and exercise, according to a study published...