10-year outcomes have improved for older heart attack patients
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
Over a 25-year period, mortality and repeat hospitalization have improved for Medicare beneficiaries who survived a heart attack, a new study finds.
Opioid pain relief not necessary after knee surgery, orthopedic surgeons say
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2021
Patients given a non-opioid pain regimen after knee surgery had pain scores equal to their peers who received opioids, and no difference in side effects, according to a study by orthopedic surgeons.
Levodopa does not relieve speech symptoms in early Parkinson’s, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2022
The gold standard drug used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease does not appear to have an effect on speech early in the disease course, investigators say.
More U.S. adults using melatonin as sleep aid despite lack of evidence
Mar 04, 2022
Use of the supplement melatonin by U.S. adults has more than quintupled between 1999 and 2018, a new study has found.
Harms of overdiagnosis outweigh benefits of mammography after age 75: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment after late-life screenings may harm more older women than are helped — especially those with multiple comorbidities, investigators say.
Memory loss may linger eight months after mild coronavirus infection, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2021
The results suggest that COVID-19 may not really be a mild disease, no matter its course, investigators say. They also raise the question of whether current home-treatment strategies are optimal for long-term...
Active lifestyle may slow cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s and dementia gene: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2021
Greater physical activity at the study’s start appeared to lessen gene-related cognitive decline two years later, the authors report.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 2
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2021
Unvaccinated workers to pay for tests under federal vaccine mandate, report says … CNA Resource Center formed to address hardships faced by critical LTC workers … CDC: Coronavirus vaccination more...
NIA funds $3.7M study of dementia and diabetes in U.S. Latinos
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
A new study will examine how diabetes affects brain changes over time in adults with Hispanic ancestry.
Study pinpoints prescribing practices that may raise disability risk for LTC residents
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Polypharmacy and the use of drugs with sedative or anticholinergic properties were tied to increased odds of functional disability and the need for LTC services.