10-year outcomes have improved for older heart attack patients
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
Over a 25-year period, mortality and repeat hospitalization have improved for Medicare beneficiaries who survived a heart attack, a new study finds.
Interventions for Alzheimer’s disease improve cognition in men, women
May 04, 2022
Individualized multidomain interventions are equally effective for improving cognition in women and men, a new study finds.
LTC visitor data: Home health, hospice care held steady while family visits plummeted
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2022
An analysis of sign-ins at 6,000 SNFs and senior living facilities found that third-party care such as home health visits remained consistent during the pandemic, while family visits were curtailed.
Male urinary symptoms may indicate mortality risk over time
May 03, 2022
Moderate-to-severe male lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with an increased risk of death during long-term follow-up, investigators say.
Stroke patients see huge survival boost with modified cardiac rehab
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 04, 2022
Medically complex stroke survivors who participated in modified cardiac rehab had 76% lower mortality over the following year, investigators say.
Flu shots lower risk of cardiac events by 34 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 04, 2022
A flu shot can offer significant protection to patients at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events, according to a new analysis.
CDC: Prevalence of severe arthritis pain has risen across U.S.
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 04, 2022
Certain states are especially ripe for arthritis-related health interventions, a study of state data reveals.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 4
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 04, 2022
Large-scale study finds widespread, inappropriate antibiotics use in older Americans … Biogen pulls back on selling Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm … American Geriatrics Society calls for non-discriminatory...
U.S. COVID-19 deaths rising again in oldest Americans, report finds
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 03, 2022
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate and vaccines become less effective, the oldest U.S. adults are having a harder time fighting off severe illness, according to a new report.
Managing Alzheimer’s as chronic disease will require clinician, patient education, docs say
May 03, 2022
Most primary care physicians foresee a time when dementia is managed as a chronic disease, new surveys from Quest Diagnostics have found.