Report: Self-fit OTC hearing aids have similar long-term benefits as audiologist-fit aids … Virtual reality game puts positive spin on gait training … Scent impairments may increase with frailty, study...
Amazon expands mail-order subscriptions to Prime members on Medicare
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
Amazon.com is letting Prime members on Medicare join its RxPass mail-order prescription service for just $5 a month. The move could save older adults more money on out-of-pocket costs for generic prescription...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 20
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
Study: Blood test may spot Parkinson’s seven years prior to symptoms … CDC: Americans have little, no bird flu immunity … Treatment, surgery effective combo for some pancreatic cancer patients, study...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 4
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 03, 2024
Study: Why doctors deprescribe central nervous system meds in older adults … GLP-1 drugs reduce risk of acute pancreatitis, trial finds … Hospital lowers blood infections, data shows … Report: Telehealth...
Study: Having two copies of gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s may cause onset
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
A new study finds that possessing two copies of a specific gene mutation that’s common in Alzheimer’s disease may be the cause behind the disease in those people.
New hearing guidelines aim to expand detection while promoting treatment, access
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Kristen Fischer
May 02, 2024
The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) this week published updated guidelines on age-related hearing loss. Among the guidelines: Everyone 50 and up should...
Higher drug burden score tied to poorer cognition, processing speed among older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
Sedatives and anticholinergic medicines affect the cognition of older adult users. A new study looked at the link between the drug burden index from taking the medicines along with the effects on cognition....
Mid-life racial discrimination in Black Americans tied to Alzheimer’s later on, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
Racial discrimination during midlife is linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.
Knee osteoarthritis linked to more rapid brain aging, dementia risk
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 08, 2024
People with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may have a higher risk of cognitive decline including dementia. Specifically, those with knee osteoarthritis have more accelerated brain aging, according...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 2
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 02, 2024
Flu, COVID, RSV levels declining in US … Heart pumps linked to injuries, death … Mutation could give some people protection from Alzheimer’s even if they have gene tied to it … Older adults with...