Severe long COVID linked to lasting cough, sputum production
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 17, 2023
People who experienced severe long COVID had two stand-out symptoms: Persistent cough and a lot of sputum within the year after being hospitalized for their initial infection, according to a new study.
Increased TV, video watching tied to more bathroom trips at night
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 23, 2024
Adults who watch TV or videos in excess of five hours a day are more likely to urinate more at night, a new study finds.
Report points out patient quality-of-life challenges following hip fracture surgeries
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
Hip fracture surgery results in challenges in mobility and self-care, and interrupts an individual’s usual activity in older adults more compared to younger people, according to a study published on...
Study: Walking woes up seniors’ fracture risk
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 24, 2024
A study found there is a notable link between older adults who have trouble walking and being at risk for fracture. The authors also found that the risk for fracture can increase depending on the trouble...
Loneliness linked to Parkinson’s disease development, researchers say
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 03, 2023
A new study has linked loneliness to an increased risk for being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The link was seen across different demographic groups, and it also existed despite risk factors like...
Course for post-acute care physicians offers educational starting point, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
A new curriculum designed to help clinicians care for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) residents is feasible to enhance education for professionals that care for older adults in those settings, according...
CDC: More people have chronic fatigue syndrome than previously known
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
It may be a busy season when many people feel run down, but that’s the tip of the iceberg for about 3.3 million Americans who have chronic fatigue syndrome.
Mobile app bridges racial-based communication gaps among ICU families, docs
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 05, 2024
A mobile app targeting intensive care unit (ICU) physicians and family members with loved ones who need palliative care worked well to bridge the communication issues that exist based on race.
Report: Nearly 26% of older transgender people have mulled suicide, but risk falls with age
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 21, 2023
New research is sounding the alarm about the risk for suicide in older adults who identify as transgender. Namely, people ages 50 and up in the United States have a high risk for suicidal ideation due...
Older adults leave home for healthcare around 3 weeks a year
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 23, 2024
Older adults receive healthcare outside of their homes an average total of three weeks a year (or 20.7 days), according to a study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine.