New frailty score reflects an older person’s full spectrum of strength
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 27, 2023
A new study encourages clinicians to look at frailty on a continuum instead of a black-and-white approach. Authors of the study created a new score to help them assess how strong or weak a person may be....
Researchers found that getting COVID-19 and flu shots together — or just getting the high-dose or adjuvanted flu shot alone — can slightly raise the risk for strokes, according to government health...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 27
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 27, 2023
Trial: Drug delays relapse in Alzheimer’s disease agitation … Study finds neflamapimod effective for dementia with Lewy bodies … Biogen shares trial data for tau-targeting Alzheimer’s drug …...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 30
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 27, 2023
Statin may improve outcomes, boost survival in people with severe COVID … Fasting can help people with diabetes lose weight … Resistance training boosts performance in women with sarcopenia … Drug...
Study: It’s time to update hospital readmission risk assessment tools for SNFs
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
A new study calls for updating the tools used to assess hospital readmission risk for skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents.
COVID-19 antivirals may slightly lower long COVID risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
Even though it may be more pricey for some people to get Paxlovid soon, a new study finds that taking it is linked to a small reduction in long COVID. The same is true for Lagevrio, the other oral drug...
Stopping metformin is linked to dementia, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Opens shows that stopping metformin is linked with increased dementia incidence.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 26
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
FDA to assess AstraZeneca’s at-home nasal flu shot … Study: Older Black people more likely get low-value diagnostic tests compared to whites, but older whites get worse screening tests, treatments...
Report: 7M+ Americans unaware they have mild cognitive impairment
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 25, 2023
More than 7 million people in the United States may have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and not know it. Even worse, very few doctors can diagnose this cognitive condition correctly, which could perpetuate...
Lower osteoarthritis risk, pain with strength training, study shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 25, 2023
Lifting weights and strength training lowered knee pain and osteoarthritis by about 20% in older adults, a new analysis published on Monday in Arthritis & Rheumatology found.