Older adults with atrial fibrillation remain undertreated with oral anticoagulants — despite the availability of new and better drugs, investigators say.
Cholesterol, diabetes drugs lower the prevalence of age-related degenerative eye disease: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 21, 2022
Cholesterol and diabetes drugs were found to lower the prevalence of any type of age-related macular degeneration by 15% and 22%, respectively.
Higher social engagement and frequent contact may reduce risk for dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 21, 2022
Enhancing social engagement and reducing loneliness may prevent or delay the onset of dementia among middle-aged and older adults, an analysis finds.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 21
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 21, 2022
DOJ investigates Missouri’s housing of mentally ill in nursing homes … U.S. cancer diagnoses lag as screening levels remain stalled … Half of younger U.S. primary care doctors say they’re burning...
CMS, OIG agree on increasing scrutiny of psychotropic drug use
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Joe Bush
Nov 18, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be increasing its oversight of the use of psychotropic drugs to pay closer attention to certain classes, warned the lead author of a federal report identifying...
Seniors’ loneliness increased in face of social distancing, U.K. study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2022
A host of factors made certain seniors more susceptible to loneliness when pandemic social restrictions were introduced, but tech-facilitated contact helped, investigators say.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction safe, effective for anxiety disorders
Nov 10, 2022
In a randomized study, mindfulness-based stress reduction was found to be noninferior to Lexapro (escitalopram).
Study: Poorer physical health a sign of worsening depression in new nursing home residents
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2022
Across 47 nursing homes, five factors were tied to severe depressive symptoms. The results support careful screening at admission and personalized depression care, physician-researchers say.
Noise levels linked to health problems and burnout for nurses
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2022
Nurses who reported high general noise exposure were more likely to also report having health issues such as hypertension, heart disease and depression than their peers.
Heart failure patients 40 percent less likely to contract pneumonia after flu shot: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2022
Flu shots also lower cardiovascular complications, which land 20% of heart failure patients in the hospital each year, investigators say.