Study: Olive oil intake linked to lower dementia death risk … Leptin tied to Alzheimer’s tau, study finds … Report: Obesity drugs, exercise encouraged in older adults … Report explores clinicians...
Study: Use of direct oral anticoagulants rose from 2010 to 2019, but not among all minorities
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Black and Hispanic older adults with atrial fibrillation were less likely to take direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over a 10-year span when DOACs gained popularity and prescriptions for the conventional...
Geriatric practice EHR with team adoption better serves older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
A new study highlights a program that changed an electronic health record (EHR) system for a primary care practice so it better supported team-based care for older adults.
Soap, nasal swabs can go a long way toward cutting nursing home infections, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Antiseptic soap and nasal decolonization can prevent infection and hospitalization among nursing home residents — a simple intervention more facilities should use, Susan Huang, MD, the medical director...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 7
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Survey: Cost, quality of home care top older adults’ health concerns … Safety needs to be priority in outpatient care, study finds … Angioplasty, stenting help men, women with peripheral artery disease...
Survey: 82 percent of older adults say physical health receives priority over mental health
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Kristen Fischer
May 03, 2024
Three-quarters of Americans think the United States healthcare system doesn’t care as much about mental health compared to physical health issues — a sentiment shared by older adults specifically,...
Weekly walk for transportation purposes may help older adults live longer: study
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Kristen Fischer
May 03, 2024
Older adults who walked instead of taking motor transport when they needed to get somewhere lived longer than those who opted for other forms of transportation, a new study finds.
Deadliest type of heart attack hits those with lower income worse than more affluent, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 03, 2024
A new report called out care disparities with regard to a specific type of heart attack known as ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Authors said the differences, namely in income level,...
Clinical briefs for Friday, May 3
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Kristen Fischer
May 03, 2024
Proper circadian clocks syncing vital to prevent aging processes, report finds… Study: Fitness in mid-life linked to quality of life later on … Dual-tasking may spot impairments in adults with dementia...
New hearing guidelines aim to expand detection while promoting treatment, access
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Kristen Fischer
May 02, 2024
The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) this week published updated guidelines on age-related hearing loss. Among the guidelines: Everyone 50 and up should...