U.S. Senate committee urged to follow SNFs’ lead in falls prevention
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 16, 2019
Lawmakers should consider changes to Medicare and look to nursing facilities’ experience when addressing fall-related injuries in seniors, says LeadingAge.
Black patients less likely to seek hospice care than whites, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
Black patients seek substantially more intensive medical treatment in the last six months of life than whites, a study shows. The investigators recommend that more healthcare providers are trained to promote...
New resident with pneumonia? Better check for excessive antibiotic use
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 09, 2019
Two-thirds of hospitalized pneumonia patients are discharged with unnecessarily long prescriptions, a Michigan study has found.
Engage! When social involvement declines, cognitive abilities may follow
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2019
Social engagement may be a mark of how resilient – or vulnerable – someone is to cognitive decline, a recent study has found.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 4
By
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...
Levodopa does not relieve speech symptoms in early Parkinson’s, study finds
By
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
By
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
By
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...
Deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards is Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
May 24, 2021
There’s only one day remaining day to submit nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. The entry deadline is midnight Tuesday.