Many older women remain sexually active, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
1999 to 2019 saw decrease in cancer mortality for Blacks in the U.S.
May 20, 2022
From 1999 to 2019, the overall cancer death rate decreased significantly among Black men and women, but in 2019, cancer death rates were still highest for Blacks versus other racial and ethnic groups,...
Supervised exercise program beneficial for seniors with hip fracture
May 18, 2022
For seniors with surgical repair of a hip fracture, a 12-month home-based, supervised, progressive exercise program improves functioning and physical performance, according to a study published online...
Loss of smell, taste less likely with newer COVID-19 variants
May 18, 2022
Lower risk for developing chemosensory loss observed with alpha, delta, and omicron variants
Coronary heart disease risk higher with COPD
May 16, 2022
However, emphysema score, lung function, exacerbation frequency, and hypoxemia do not predict coronary stenosis or calcium score >100
Risk for type 1 MI hospitalization increased with prediabetes
May 16, 2022
Younger adults with prediabetes have increased odds of T1MI, but do not have increased risk for MACCE
Deficits in geriatric assessment prevalent in seniors with IBD
May 16, 2022
Older patients with IBD frequently have impaired functioning and should be assessed for signs of frailty, researchers say.
Early tracheostomy no aid for severe stroke outcomes
May 11, 2022
Findings for six-month functional outcomes among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation
One in three Alzheimer, dementia cases tied to modifiable risk factors
May 11, 2022
Midlife obesity, physical inactivity and low education are three prominent modifiable risk factors tied to dementia, researchers say.
Rare cases of COVID-19 relapse seen with Pfizer pill
May 10, 2022
Reports of symptoms returning in patients several days after completing the five-day regimen of Paxlovid