Out-of-pocket costs for diabetes drugs rise for those aging into Medicare, new report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
As people with type 2 diabetes age into the Medicare program, there’s the potential for more not to stick with treatment and/or to experience complications from the disease, a new study shows. The report...
Study: Osteoarthritis may double risk of severe chronic conditions
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Osteoarthritis may more than double the risk for severe chronic conditions, according to a study published Tuesday in RMD Open.
Report: Older adults face racial disparities in mental health issues, care
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
A new whitepaper from the Brookings Institution shows racial disparities in rates of mental illness, substance use disorder and suicide among older adults. The connections between mental health, functional...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 10
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Study: Melatonin doesn’t lower risk for post-surgical delirium … Caregivers have more distress when they view dementia with grim outlook … Cognitive symptoms come early in Parkinson’s for some,...
Multiple traumatic brain injuries raise odds for worse cognitive decline, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the chances of an older adult having cognitive decline, a new study shows.
Study: Healthy eating linked to long-term healthy aging
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Sticking to a healthy eating pattern in the long term is linked to higher chances of healthy aging, recent research shows.
Report: Most federally funded clinical trials for dementia have racially excluding criteria
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
A team of investigators looked at possible dementia clinical trial requirements that could exclude people based on race and ethnicity. Overall, 82% of the trials they examined had criteria that weren’t...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 9
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Report: Intervention reduces dementia risk but doesn’t help all risk factors … Nearly half of US counties have higher cardiovascular risks but no cardiologists, study finds … Report: Poor lung function...
Study: Black seniors with lower income, better cognitive ability less likely to get dementia diagnosis...
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 05, 2024
Older Black adults who had less income, higher cognitive function and fewer comorbidities were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia in a timely manner, according to a new study that tried to identify...
President signs National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act into law
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 05, 2024
President Biden last week signed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act into law, which puts the framework in place to advance research and initiatives that prioritize Parkinson’s disease care in...