Stroke rehab tool tracks arm movement with 77% accuracy
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
More than 51,000 upper body movements of stroke patients were used to create the program, which could become a much-needed, standardized measurement tool for rehab, its makers say.
Wrong meds may trigger ‘disability cascade’ in older adults: study
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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.
MA plans enrollment linked to lower rates of high-risk medication fills
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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.
U.S. stroke deaths on the rise after 4 decades of decline
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
Unless stroke prevention and treatment improves, total U.S. stroke fatalities will rise as the millennial generation ages, investigators say.
Prevalence of subjective cognitive decline 9.6 percent in ages 45 and up
Mar 15, 2023
Only 47% of those with subjective cognitive decline reported that they had discussed the issue with a healthcare professional.
CDC: Stroke ‘very unlikely’ in seniors who receive updated COVID vaccine booster
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
The CDC is investigating bivalent booster shot safety after one of its monitoring systems flagged a potential risk of stroke among seniors.
Post-acute stroke initiative to invest $1.5M across facilities in three Mountain states
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 31, 2022
A new initiative that includes skilled nursing facilities aims to improve post-acute stroke care starting in Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota.
Exercise tied to improved cognition in stroke survivors
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Exercise significantly improves clinical measures of cognitive function in adults who have experienced a stroke, investigators report.
CDC: New SNF data show COVID-19 booster improves omicron protection
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 06, 2022
Data from thousands of U.S. skilled nursing facilities show that a COVID-19 booster shot is more protective against omicron than an initial series alone, investigators say.