Electronic health record usability tied to patient safety
Sep 19, 2023
Efforts to improve EHR usability may be associated with improvements in EHR safety performance
New model predicts five-year Alzheimer dementia risk
Oct 12, 2022
Model includes demographic information, brain imaging test results, and genetic biomarkers
DEA extends telemedicine for prescribing controlled meds as pandemic measures end
May 10, 2023
Extension through Nov. 11, 2023, gives DEA and HHS a chance to consider revisions and public comments regarding proposals offered March 1
Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations on the rise
Dec 29, 2022
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Universal screening to age 70 identifies diabetes in most cases
Apr 07, 2023
An age-based screening method (35 to 70) identifies the greatest proportion of adults with prediabetes and diabetes compared with USPSTF recommendations and BMI-based screening, investigators say.
ACC: 1999 to 2020 saw national decrease in heart attack-related deaths
Mar 10, 2023
Reductions occurred across racial and ethnic groups, although rates remain relatively higher for African Americans, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific...
Poll: Only half of older adults have heard of new RSV vaccine
Aug 28, 2023
About half of older adults (52%) have heard of the new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging released online on Aug. 22.
COVID-19 pneumonia more fatal for older adults
Feb 13, 2023
COVID-19 is associated with significantly higher mortality in older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) versus pneumonias from bacterial or other viral etiologies, according to a study published online...
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).
Surgeons: Oldest knee replacement patients report superior pain relief
Mar 15, 2023
Patients aged 75 years and older achieve better pain relief and improved quality of life compared with patients younger than 55 years, investigators say.