Trial links poor hand strength to higher death risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
Taking the time to assess the strength of an individual’s hand grip can give clinicians and healthcare workers insight into a person’s risk for dying — and possibly lower that risk, according to...
Frailty tied to improvements after cardiac surgery, but also readmission, PA stays
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2023
Before making decisions about cardiac surgery, clinicians and older patients should weigh frailty’s effects on potential outcomes using validated assessment tools, researchers say.
Rise in fungal infections raising public health red flag
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 15, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning just this month about the rise in Candida auris cases.
Report: Caregivers must team up with workers to help people with Parkinson’s, dysphagia
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 08, 2023
A new report calls on clinicians, other healthcare workers and loved ones to provide better awareness of and care for people with Parkinson’s disease who have difficulty swallowing. The need is critical,...
Cardiovascular hospitalization increases after sepsis hospitalization
Feb 01, 2023
After hospitalization with sepsis, it may be advisable to implement closely supervised cardiovascular prevention therapies, investigators say.
Wrong meds may trigger ‘disability cascade’ in older adults: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2023
Exposure to potentially inappropriate medications ups the odds of new disability and hospitalization by 50% in relatively healthy older adults, researchers report.
Physical activity level inversely linked to Parkinson’s disease in women, study finds
May 19, 2023
The findings support the creation of exercise programs to help lower women’s risk of Parkinson’s disease, investigators say.
Report: Heart failure death rate climbs, perhaps as a result of pandemic
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Reports on heart failure mortality during the past several years show that it’s on the rise more recently compared to declines, but a research letter released Wednesday in JAMA Cardiology blames the...
Study: When community-onset SARS-CoV-2 went up, so did cases that started in hospitals
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 29, 2023
Rates of people contracting SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital were similar to other hospital-acquired infections. But when the number of infections that began in the community was higher, there was an increase...
MA plans enrollment linked to lower rates of high-risk medication fills
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 05, 2023
Fills for prescriptions of high-risk medications have consistently declined among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries compared with fills for traditional Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study.