Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
Black patients discharged from the emergency department with a diagnosis of interest were less likely to have related diagnostic testing than whites.
Cholinesterase inhibitors beneficial for dementia with Lewy bodies
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
The use of cholinesterase inhibitors significantly slowed cognitive decline at follow-ups compared with memantine and nonuse.
Increasing thiazide dose linked to greater reduction in calcium
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
The cumulative incidence of symptomatic stone event decreased with the increasing calcium change after thiazide prescription.
Semaglutide reduces risk for MACE in patients with obesity and heart failure
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
MACE, heart failure composite end point, cardiovascular death and all-cause death all improved with semaglutide for patients with versus without heart failure.
Class-action lawsuit targets long-term care management company after data breach hits 80,000 people
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 28, 2024
A long-term care services company has been named in a class action lawsuit over a cyber attack that may have affected almost 80,000 people.
No spike in schizophrenia, other diagnoses among people with dementia after feds crack down on antipsychotic...
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 28, 2024
Federal policies designed to reduce use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes did not lead to clinically significantly higher rates of schizophrenia diagnoses among people living with dementia,...
Privacy tops patients’ concerns about home monitoring technology, survey finds
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Adam Healy
Aug 28, 2024
Though many patients see the value of health monitoring technology, providers still have to build trust to assuage privacy concerns.
It could happen to you — how to prepare for and mitigate the fallout from a cyberattack
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2024
Everyone thinks they know about cybersecurity, but thinking about the effects a cyberattack could have on an organization should be enough to lose sleep over, according to risk management experts.
Coalition campaign aims to encourage workers to consider jobs in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2024
A coalition of assisted living communities and associations, government agencies, policymakers and nonprofit organizations is launching a campaign with a dedicated job board and outreach effort to encourage...
Centenarians say senior living life helps them age
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2024
Senior living sales and marketing teams could learn a few things from two centenarians who recently talked about life, bucket lists and their secrets to longevity.