Menopausal hormone therapy linked to worsening brain white matter, study finds … Paper explores life with Alzheimer’s treatments … Report: Brain model can predict dementia … Beta-amyloid limits...
Panel endorses Eli Lilly’s new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
An independent advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug donanemab. The FDA should vote on approval later...
Fewer people will take statins if new heart standards are widely adopted
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
If American Heart Association guidelines passed in November 2023 are widely adopted, about 40% fewer people would meet the criteria to be on statins, a new study shows.
Study defines UTI risk factors for nursing home residents on diabetes medicines
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
A new study documented risk factors for being hospitalized with a UTI among new sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) users who lived in nursing homes. Those who were female, had a history...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 11
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
Lung cancer screening prolongs lives, study finds … Report: EEG-guided anesthesia in cardiac surgery didn’t lower delirium chances … Tau imaging was best marker to spot dementia progression in...
Study: Afib patients on low blood thinner doses have more bleeding than those on standard doses
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
People with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who took low doses of blood-thinning drugs known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) experienced more bleeding during the first three months of treatment. About...
Nurse managers, remote BP monitoring help stroke survivors cut hypertension, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled hypertension had a more than two-fold reduction in blood pressure (BP) when they tracked it at home and sent measurements to nurse case managers, compared...
Most older adults don’t know about aging-related resources, survey shows
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Most older adults are missing out when it comes to all the resources that could help them with aging and caregiving issues, according to a new poll.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 7
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Study links artificial sweetener xylitol to heart attacks … Statins, metformin may lower brain aneurysm odds, data shows … Report highlights Humira Part D coverage despite biosimilars entering market...
Is Mom late on bills? Could be sign of dementia, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 05, 2024
Older adults who fall behind on paying their bills may have early signs of dementia and be susceptible to further financial risks, according to a recent report.