Online mindfulness program boosts memory, attention in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
May 02, 2024
Mindfulness helped older adults improve executive function, attention, verbal memory, and others skills, according to a recent study.
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 18
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
FDA approves first drug for type of liver disease … Study: Healthy diet slows aging, protects against dementia … Docs find microplastics in some patients’ artery plaque … Prescription copay programs...
Older adults’ care preferences honored, but inequities apparent, analysts find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2023
More adults are saying that their healthcare preferences are considered by their providers, a 9.5% increase from 2014 to 2020. But the data also highlight inequities, investigators say.
Younger set of older adults willing to de-intensify diabetes treatment when recommended, report finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 14, 2024
Even though clinical guidelines encourage some older adults to de-intensify diabetes treatment if they’ve had the condition longer, some patients aren’t willing to take less medication, a study finds.
Report: Contact precautions can help with MRSA, but they don’t need to be essential
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
Contact precautions, or CP, don’t need to be deemed an “essential practice” to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention in acute care facilities, according to doctors...
Life expectancy to increase around the world, study predicts
By
Donna Shryer
May 18, 2024
The new Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021 forecasts a near five-year increase in global life expectancy by 2050, but it also highlights threats, such as obesity and high blood pressure, that could...
Winter brings higher rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 07, 2023
Doctors may prescribe antibiotics inappropriately more in the winter months compared to summer, according to a study at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. This may affect older...
Omicron BA.2 subvariant tied to less severe illness than delta, original omicron
Oct 28, 2022
Mortality rates are lower for omicron BA.2 than for delta variant and early omicron, investigators report.
Coverage for Medicare’s e-visits still available, though few patients use service
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 15, 2024
Once the pandemic was in full swing, Medicare started paying doctors and other healthcare providers for e-visits (those that required at least five minutes of medical decision-making). The e-visits are...
Persistent low wages linked to cognitive decline in first study of its kind
Aug 05, 2022
Having sustained low wages is linked to faster memory decline, according to new findings from researchers at Columbia University.