Generic for Viagra holds promise as Alzheimer’s disease treatment, Cleveland Clinic researchers say
Dec 08, 2021
Users of sildenafil are 69% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their peers who do not use the drug, investigators report. A clinical trial to confirm its benefits for Alzheimer’s patients...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2021
Current antibody treatments may not protect against omicron variant, but new drugs are in development … Duodopa improves quality of life in late-stage Parkinson’s disease … CDC pours $22M into fighting...
Self-administered test detects mild dementia changes earlier, developer says
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
New study results support the accuracy of the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam, giving clinicians a proven, objective measurement tool to aid in making treatment decisions over time, say researchers...
Severe breakthrough cases spiked among seniors after delta appeared: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
The more time that had elapsed since vaccination, the greater the odds of severe reinfection illness for older patients, physicians from Yale University found. The results highlight the need for timely...
Clinician ‘inertia’? Many still favoring warfarin over safer direct-acting anticoagulants
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
Many clinicians participating in the Medicare Part D program have continued to prescribe warfarin over direct-acting oral anticoagulants, despite evidence that the latter drugs are safer and more effective...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
More than half of this city’s COVID-19 dead had diabetes … Blood pressure spiked during lockdown phase of pandemic, Cleveland Clinic finds … Omicron may quickly overtake delta variant in U.S. but...
Under-65 population with serious mental illness continues to grow in nursing homes, analysis finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2021
SNF directors of nursing say this influx of untraditional residents, many of whom have no appropriate discharge setting, poses care challenges.
CDC: While omicron triples COVID reinfections overseas, delta remains dominant in U.S.
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2021
For now at least, the delta variant is behind 99.9% of current COVID-19 cases, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says. But vaccine makers have developed contingency plans as the omicron variant quickly spreads.
Greater use of unpaid post-acute caregivers raises questions about shift to home care: study
By
Liza Berger
Dec 06, 2021
The rate of older adults receiving help with activities of daily living after hospital discharge more than tripled over the study period. Unpaid caregivers likely are providing this care, investigators...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Dec. 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2021
Telehealth use increased 63-fold during pandemic; behavioral health tops list … Repeat colonoscopies recommended too often for the elderly, study suggests … Higher resting heart rate in elderly linked...