COVID-19 again the third leading cause of death, while elderly deaths decrease
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. mortality from COVID-19 increased overall in 2021, but there has been a decline in deaths among the elderly and other shifts in who is severely affected by the disease, the CDC reports.
NSAIDs halt effect of osteoporosis drug, raising questions about fracture risk, analysts say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 21, 2022
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs appear to negate the effect of at least one osteoporosis drug, according to an unexpected finding.
Staff concerns a sign that restraints may be overused, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 21, 2022
Residents are more likely to be restrained in nursing homes where staff members report inappropriate use of these tools, a new study finds.
U.S. lifespan on the rise while cardiovascular issues decline, long-term study finds
Apr 20, 2022
Better healthcare access and preventive measures have contributed to continued improvements in life expectancy and cardiovascular outcomes since the 1960s, investigators say.
Six years after mandate, most of state’s nursing home residents had POLST forms
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Mar 14, 2022
By 2016, 81% of California’s long-stay residents and 68% of short-stay residents had physician orders for life-sustaining treatment recorded in the MDS.
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.
Generic for Viagra holds promise as Alzheimer’s disease treatment, Cleveland Clinic researchers say
Dec 08, 2021
Users of sildenafil are 69% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their peers who do not use the drug, investigators report. A clinical trial to confirm its benefits for Alzheimer’s patients...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 4
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Nov 04, 2020
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts Alzheimer’s disease in IBM study … CMS finalizes policies encouraging home dialysis … Mild COVID has 7 “disease forms” with different effects, investigators...