Older men at higher risk for falls-related skull fractures: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2023
Investigators said they were surprised by the results, which showed that males aged 65 and older with acute head injury had significantly more skull fractures than females, mostly linked to falls.
Peripheral artery disease underdiagnosed, undertreated in women, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2023
Women are more likely than men to go without a diagnosis for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and have poorer treatment outcomes, according to a new review of studies.
Report: Race, ethnic health disparities apparent through most of pandemic
Mar 09, 2023
People of color have experienced higher infection rates and deaths from COVID-19 than white people over much of the pandemic, a Kaiser Family Foundation report has found.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2023
Falls prevention success rests in MDS data: study … FDA clears first blood test for concussions; test could help rule out a CT scan … FDA publishes dietary supplement ingredient directory … Blood...
Antipsychotic add-on helps seniors with treatment-resistant depression
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Older adults with severe depression have better outcomes when the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify) is added to their existing antidepressant prescription versus a switch to bupropion, a new study has...
Hurricanes hastened the deaths of adults with dementia, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) had higher mortality rates in U.S. counties that had recently experienced a hurricane disaster, investigators report.
Lawmakers push to keep ‘ineffective’ new opioids from market
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Congressional lawmakers have renewed efforts to give the Food and Drug Administration more power to deny drug applications for opioids that are not proven clinically superior to and lower risk than currently...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Partnership provides dementia best practices training for senior living staff … COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems … A quarter of physicians report clinical depression...
NIH: Temperature-stable TB vaccine found safe, effective in trial
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 07, 2023
A temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine that lasts for months in storage is safe and effective in healthy adults, according to the results of a new trial.
Bempedoic acid alone lowers CVD risk in statin-intolerant adults: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 07, 2023
In a first, the non-statin, cholesterol-lowering drug bempedoic acid (Nexletol) has been found to lower the risk of adverse cardiovascular events and death in statin-intolerant patients.