Dementia care planning benefit largely untapped: testimony
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2019
Clinicians are the key to spreading awareness of a little-used Medicare benefit that supports long-term quality of life, advocates told Congress.
Dementia risk triples for those who cannot read
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2019
People who learn to read and write may have lifelong cognitive advantages over people who never learn these skills, a new study has found.
Stroke treatment less beneficial for women
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2019
Women are more likely to experience a stroke within five years of having a common preventive surgery, say Dartmouth researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, November 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2019
Common cognitive disorder often misdiagnosed as dementia … Belly fat finding may lead way to age-related metabolic disease prevention … Older adults have less diabetes distress, better blood sugar...
No surgical procedure is ‘low risk’ for frail patients, say researchers
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
Frail patients have an “alarmingly high” mortality risk in both high and lower-stress surgeries, according to an analysis of veterans hospital data.
Cognitive impairment begins early in age-related hearing loss: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
Cognitive function begins to decline early in hearing loss, when the ability to hear is still functionally normal, according to a new study.
‘Nudges’ effective in helping statin-takers stick to their regimen
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
A phone call, email or text successfully prompts statin-takers to fill their first prescription and stick with their medication regimen, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, November 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
Earlier onset, cognitive impairment raise mortality odds in Parkinson’s disease … Mortality risk competes with benefits of oral anticoagulants for A-Fib … Pacemakers improve heart function in chemotherapy-induced...
Comfort feeding OK for those with advanced dementia, regardless of advance directives: AMDA
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Stopping eating and drinking by advance directive is not identical to voluntary stoppage by the resident themselves, say the authors of a new paper.
Taking more than one fracture-related drug increases bone break risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Taking multiple fracture-related drugs – especially in certain combinations – is linked to a two-fold increase in hip fracture risk, Medicare data shows.