Help prevent dementia by managing multimorbidity, researchers counsel
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
There are 15% higher odds of later developing dementia with each added chronic condition, investigators say.
Symptomless COVID infections found in almost half of US adults, CDC says
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
Approximately 44% of US adults were “possibly asymptomatically infected,” between August 2021 and May 2022, blood serum evidence shows.
Dementia decline could be slowed by antiseizure meds in some cases, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
The results revealed profound early decline among dementia patients with active seizures, including worse cognitive and mental health, and daily functioning.
Discharge to SNF doubles length of opioid use after orthopedic surgery, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2022
Investigators urged skilled nursing facilities to adopt non-opioid pain modalities and opioid reduction in their post-surgical care.
Self-reported memory problems predict later dementia, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2022
People who report subjective examples of memory loss are more likely to develop dementia over a five-year followup period, investigators have found.
Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, which may leave older adults weakened
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2022
The CDC reports that COVID patients treated with the antiviral Paxlovid have a 51% lower risk of hospitalization, while another study has tied acute-care stays to muscle loss and long COVID.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 2
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2022
CDC updates COVID care guidance for independent and assisted living … Eisai to seek full approval of Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab … Roche halts failed clinical trials of Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab...
Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab has ‘moderate’ effect on cognitive decline, new trial data show
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2022
The experimental Alzheimer’s drug slowed decline in memory and thinking by 27% when compared with placebo, although 20% of patients reported adverse events.
Shingles associated with increased risk for stroke, heart attack
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2022
Shingles, a disease found mainly among older adults, is tied to 30% long-term odds of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke, a new study finds.
Vaccination study finds 9-month, 60 percent protection against omicron reinfection
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2022
A primary vaccination series protected recipients against COVID-19 reinfection across the alpha, delta and omicron variant periods, investigators say.