Scientists identify protein linked to early-onset dementia
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
Scientists have found a protein in the brain that’s linked to early-onset dementia and could also play a role in motor neuron disease.
GAO report shows limited use of Medicare cognitive assessment services, obstacles that remain
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the use of cognitive assessment and care plan services tripled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare between 2018 and 2022. However,...
Study: Threats to healthcare officials, workers resulted in exodus from field
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
A new report highlights the reasons why frontline healthcare workers and health officials left the field during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spoiler alert: Harassment from others — and even hate mail — helped...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 13
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
How one woman kept Alzheimer’s proteins at bay … Study estimates cognitive aging with stroke, other ailments … Audiologists, geriatricians team up to improve hearing care … Knowledge, structure,...
Report spots care planning gaps for nursing home residents
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
A new report looks at what’s working to help residents in long-term care communities prioritize care planning and advanced care planning, or ACP.
CDC: More people have chronic fatigue syndrome than previously known
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
It may be a busy season when many people feel run down, but that’s the tip of the iceberg for about 3.3 million Americans who have chronic fatigue syndrome.
Blood test spots which people with Alzheimer’s will benefit most from anti-amyloid drugs
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
A blood test can tell which people may benefit most from anti-amyloid drugs — which could ease costs and prevent individuals from unneeded medicines, according to a new study published Dec. 4 in JAMA...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 12
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
Gut-changing drug could help long COVID … Meditation lowers PTSD, anxiety in nurses … How bloodwork is guiding Alzheimer’s diagnoses … Palliative care program aims to improve end-of-life care
Study eyes new cause of diabetes
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
A new study sheds light into what causes diabetes and explains a new breakthrough that could offer the potential for new disease treatments.
Now hiring: Chief infection prevention officer
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
Some healthcare organizations, including long-term care communities, are taking infection control to a whole new level.