Thousands of OSHA complaints filed over COVID-19 safety lapses, including lack of PPE … Visual impairment linked to Alzheimer’s disease in women … Aspirin tied to reduced risk of several digestive...
Specialists issue sound advice for reducing falls
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2020
Good hearing helps seniors stay balanced when other senses are less reliable, say otolaryngologists.
Extra caution can fuel falls for vision impaired, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 19, 2019
Cautious stepping behavior may affect stability and increase falls risk in people with visual impairment, a recent study has found.
Gait, hearing ability help predict near-term mortality after heart attack
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 12, 2019
Functional impairment measures can help accurately predict six-month mortality for older heart attack patients, say Yale researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, October 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2019
Steroids used excessively to treat irritable bowel disease … ‘Optical glucometer’ for diabetes management could replace needle sticks … Common bladder drug linked to vision-threatening eye condition
Looking forward: These simple steps can help your vision-impaired residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2019
These tips, such as how to improve visual contrast in living spaces, can help vision-impaired residents remain safe and self-reliant.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, August 27
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 26, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living explores use of artificial intelligence … $1.6M grant supports study of antipsychotic drugs and long-term care … Augmented reality glasses could help seniors better navigate...
Diabetes tends to compromise vision over time, investigators find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 18, 2019
Diabetes-related vision problems are more likely to occur with age, and a decade after a diabetes diagnosis, the CDC has found.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, July 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 03, 2019
A protein preserves vision in some diabetic patients … Smoking triples deaths from heart disease … Low cholesterol may boost hemorrhagic stroke risk … No more smiley face chart? Startup markets...
Eye injections trim SNF use
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 01, 2014
Injectable drugs ranibizumab (Lucentis) and bevacizumab (Avastin) help prevent nursing home admissions among those with age-related wet macular degeneration, according to findings in JAMA Ophthalmology.