New criteria for diagnosing, staging Alzheimer’s stirs controversy
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 01, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association set out new criteria for diagnosing and staging Alzheimer’s based on recent advancements, especially biomarkers that can biologically detect the disease instead of relying...
All adults over 75 should get RSV vaccine before fall, CDC recommends
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Older adults age 75 and up should receive the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine before the fall. Those aged 60 to 74 years, however, should only get the shot if they’re at risk for severe RSV...
Program boosts positive emotions in healthcare workers
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Systemic and organizational changes are vital to help healthcare workers manage stress and burnout, but workers also are looking for programs to help them develop individual resilience. An online, self-guided...
Wearable tech shows promise in spotting falls among older adults at home, improving reaction time
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
A new technology may be able to boost reaction times to help older adults who fall at home get care more quickly.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 28
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Voice data can predict dementia, study finds … Report: C. diff rules lower inappropriate testing 20 percent … Treatment, outcomes improve survival in prostate cancer, study finds … FDA rejects AbbVie’s...
Show Me State program with 100% success may show nation’s nursing homes how to lower rehospitalizations,...
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Kimberly Marselas
Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
A state-level program to improve the quality of care and lower avoidable hospitalizations in Missouri nursing homes has worked so well that policymakers are pointing to it as a possible national solution.
Study: Hypertension emerges as most common modifiable risk factor for dementia globally
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
Hypertension is now the top dementia risk factor. That compares to past years when smoking or less education were the leading risk factors, a new study finds.
Report: 28 percent of healthy folks over 60 have heart valve disease
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
About 28% of relatively healthy people over the age of 60 have heart valve disease, which could lead to more serious cardiovascular complications. This is according to a report published Wednesday in European...
Parkinson’s vaccine trial shows promise
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
A recent phase 1 trial that compared a potential vaccine for Parkinson’s disease to a placebo found the vaccine to be generally safe and that patients tolerated it well, according to a new study. Researchers...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 27
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
Study: Researchers spot vascular brain changes tied to Alzheimer’s disease … Multivitamins didn’t lower death risk, study finds … Report: Acupuncture boosted sleep, life quality in Parkinson’s...