No change in prescribing rates for dental-related antibiotics … Spotting adenine in urine could signal kidney failure in people with diabetes … Gene variant that boosts Parkinson’s risk found in...
Casts just as effective as surgery for some wrist fractures in older people, study says
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 24, 2023
When an older adult breaks a wrist, a doctor may recommend a cast or surgery. But a new study finds that getting a cast is just as good as surgery for such fractures.
Study: Not sticking to aspirin after heart attack ups risk for another one, or death
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 24, 2023
Doctors typically recommend taking low-dose aspirin after a heart attack. Not doing so in the long term is linked to a higher risk of having another heart attack, a stroke or dying, a new study finds.
Study questions fish oil claims, popularity
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 24, 2023
One in every five adults aged more than 60 years takes fish oil supplements, despite many warnings that they have no benefit for heart health. A new study sheds light on what the product labels say that...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 24
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 24, 2023
Headband tests brain activity for Alzheimer’s during sleep … Dementia, death risk lower with catheter ablation … Opioids up fracture risk in older adults with ankylosing spondylitis … Recognizing...
Less than half of people who can benefit from aspirin take it, global study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
Though doctors recommend taking aspirin daily to prevent a second heart attack or stroke, new research finds that less than half of the people globally who should take it are not doing so.
Remotely monitoring residents with dementia in nursing homes can prevent falls, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
When healthcare workers remotely monitor residents with dementia in nursing homes, it works, according to a new study. The team found that remote monitoring — with some on-site help — can help them...
Adult education may lower cognitive decline risk
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
Learning a new skill or taking up a new language could lower the risk for cognitive decline and dementia, according to a study out Aug. 23 in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 23
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
Experts want continued masking in health settings for COVID-19 threats … How Parkinson’s progresses may depend on what side of the body it affects … Study refines cortisone shot timing recommendations...
Study: Omicron did not protect older adults from subsequent infections
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 22, 2023
The world may be focused on the most current variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but a new study in eClinicalMedicine gives valuable insights into how older adults dealt with a previous variant, omicron....