Drug treatment added to guidelines for severe osteoporosis in older women
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2020
Romosozumab offers promising results in carefully selected postmenopausal patients at high risk of fracture, says the Endocrine Society.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, March 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2020
Operator ‘strongly’ encourages COVID-19 testing after one resident dies, another tests positive at Seattle senior living community … Encourage elders to access their EHR data, researchers urge …...
Study links 3 key risk factors to coronavirus deaths among older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
The findings could help clinicians better identify high-risk individuals, say investigators.
Older adults who stay active preserve brain health, scans show
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
Individuals who reported the most leisure-time activity had brain volumes equivalent to someone four years younger, say researchers.
Slow music shows promise for ventilator patients
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
Intubated individuals who listened to slow-tempo music had fewer days of delirium and less need for sedative drugs, according to researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 11
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
Suspected coronavirus leads to no-visitor policies at Nebraska senior living communities … Low blood pressure linked to higher mortality in elders, finds UK study … Pharmacists quietly panicking over...
Boxing helps those with Parkinson’s knock out symptoms
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2020
Participants in a non-contact boxing program reported improved non-motor symptoms and greater confidence in their ability to continue exercising.
Clinicians often slow to react to high blood pressure readings, analysis finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2020
Only 12% of patients receive new medications or dose adjustments when clinicians find high readings, according to national EHR data.
Feds stepping up efforts to make coronavirus tests available
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2020
Millions of COVID-19 diagnostic tests will become available this week, according to the White House and federal health agencies.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2020
Adding smoking cessation to lung cancer screening reduces mortality by 14% … Lifestyle counseling improves Afib management, says expert … Adults who report signs of memory decline at risk for depression,...