Lung cancer screening may not be best in those with multiple conditions, short life expectancy … Statins could combat gum disease … More action urged for stroke survivors battling depression … 2...
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 22
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
Heart damage, COVID-19 lung infection linked … Study finds genetic variants tied to Alzheimer’s disease … Anxiety, depression treatment helps heart disease … FDA OKs Tryvio for high blood pressure
Talk therapy may be better for long-term care residents with depression but verdict still out, study...
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
Psychotherapy, or “talk therapy,” may be better at treating depression compared to other methods in older adults residing in long-term care communities. Talk therapy also may do more good than other...
CMS discharge program isn’t reaching those with highest readmission risks: study
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
A new report took a deeper dive to see if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ transitional care management (TCM) program is reaching those most at risk. Even though the program is designed to...
Group re-assessing antipsychotic label warning
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
Project PAUSE (Psychoactive Appropriate Use for Safety and Effectiveness) will hold a workshop exploring black box warnings on antipsychotic medication instructions, especially for older adults.
Black, Hispanic adults on Medicare with dementia face higher costs, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 21, 2024
Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic people on Medicare had higher costs to treat their dementia compared to non-Hispanic white people. In fact, costs were highest for Non-Hispanic Black individuals during...
Report: Caregivers, healthcare workers struggle to navigate dementia care
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 21, 2024
People caring for those with dementia — who include family members and healthcare workers — say it’s hard to navigate the disease within the US health system, according to the Alzheimer’s Association...
Dementia diagnosis can lag because of lack of access to neurologists, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 21, 2024
The process of receiving a dementia diagnosis can be long and difficult, but some people have an even harder time because they can’t access neurologists. The disparities are based on race and ethnicity,...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 21
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 21, 2024
Flu can raise need for neurologic disease care … 3 hurdles to improve geriatric care for older adults … Review calls for more research before starting Leqembi … Bacteria subtype linked to colon cancer...
Report: 20 percent of nursing home residents receive antipsychotics
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 20, 2024
A new report highlights the high number of nursing home residents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Authors of the report say that, in most cases, the drugs aren’t clinically justified.