Music program guidelines for dementia caregivers published … CDC chief: 90% of Americans not yet immune to COVID … Statins appear to reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol … COVID...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 19
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 19, 2020
CMS’s Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention webinars begin Thursday … FDA alert: Inaccurate results with Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit … Patchwork COVID-19 testing system complicates...
Statins lower mortality risk in adults age 75 and over, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
The risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke was lower by 20% in elders who took statins. In fact, age and dementia diagnosis had no bearing on statin benefits, say researchers.
Two-drug combination may lower Alzheimer’s risk
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2020
Study participants who took both blood pressure and cholesterol medications were less likely to develop dementia, say investigators.
Deprescribe these drugs in elders with life-limiting illness, expert says
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2020
There’s just not enough evidence to justify the use of certain medications when treating these residents, writes the past president of the American Geriatrics Society.
Statin therapy questionable in LTC, despite expanded indications, researchers argue
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 17, 2020
Despite life‐limiting illness, more than one-third of eldercare facility residents aged 65 and older remain on statins, finds a national study.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, February 11
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
Trial drugs fail to slow cognitive decline in rare, inherited Alzheimer’s … Active role in prostate cancer decision-making reduces chance of regret … Scientists to test drug meant to slow Alzheimer’s...
Starting new heart disease meds tied to unhealthy behaviors, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 05, 2020
People who begin taking statins and blood pressure medications are more likely to stop exercising and gain weight, a new study shows.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 18
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2019
Simple tool predicts life expectancy after dementia diagnosis … FDA approves first triglyceride drug, a complement to statin therapy … Older women top list of those who take weekly sleep meds … NIH...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, November 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2019
Aging may be caused by decreased cellular metabolism … Metabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug … Experimental cholesterol-lowering drug effective when added to statin regimen … Supercentenarians:...