New model predicts five-year Alzheimer dementia risk
Oct 12, 2022
Model includes demographic information, brain imaging test results, and genetic biomarkers
Oxygen delivery device-related pressure injuries can be prevented
Oct 07, 2022
Use of new oxygen delivery devices, education of health care staff, patient feedback key to preventing pressure injuries
Glucose-lowering meds compared for use with metformin in T2DM
Oct 03, 2022
Glargine, liraglutide modestly more effective for target glycated hemoglobin levels; microvascular outcomes do not differ materially
CDC says universal masking can be dropped in some nursing homes, hospitals
Sep 26, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation for nursing homes and hospitals, unless those healthcare institutions are in areas seeing high levels...
Sleep problems tied to later cognitive decline, dementia
Sep 26, 2022
Long time in bed (TIB) and early sleep timing are associated with an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Daily multivitamin may protect against cognitive decline in older adults
Sep 21, 2022
No benefit seen for cocoa extract supplementation versus placebo
CVD risk factors similar for men, women
Sep 21, 2022
Diet more strongly linked to CVD risk in women; high non-HDL cholesterol, depression symptoms more strongly linked in men
Impact of pandemic on infection prevention professionals explored
Jul 14, 2022
65 percent of respondents reported burnout; more negative mental health impacts seen for frontline and practicing IPs
Extreme heat, air pollution tied to higher mortality risk
Jul 13, 2022
Coexposure associated with even higher risk than the sum of individual effects
Biden administration may back second booster shots for all adults
Jul 12, 2022
Expanding eligibility requirements for a fourth dose of the vaccine would require regulatory approval