OSHA: Employers can be cited more than five years after an employee injury
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
Employers that do not make and maintain accurate records of employee injuries and illnesses can be cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for up to six months after the five-year record-retention...
CDC close to new guidance on COVID-19 restrictions
Feb 24, 2022
The agency wants to give more emphasis to meaningful consequences, such as hospitalizations, emergency room visits and deaths.
Dry powder inhalers show benefits for asthma control, environment
Feb 08, 2022
Switching to a dry powder inhaler more than halves the carbon footprint of asthma treatment without asthma worsening.
Likelihood of hospital admission up during foot ulcer episodes
Jan 28, 2022
All-cause inpatient admissions were 2.8 times more likely, and death was 1.5 times more likely, during foot ulcer episodes versus period after healing.
Familial depression linked to cognitive performance in offspring
Apr 21, 2023
Associations were seen with processing speed, attention, and executive function in the older UK Biobank cohort (ages 44 to 83 years).
AI ‘promising’ for use in geriatrics, but ethical concerns remain, researchers say
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
A new meta-study on using AI within geriatrics praises AI as a “valuable asset” but still warns about the need for future research and potential ethical concerns.
Allopurinol may cut risk for neurodegenerative diseases
May 19, 2023
Allopurinol linked to 13 to 34 percent lower risk for Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, ALS
Social frailty linked to worse outcomes for elderly heart failure patients
Dec 28, 2022
Social frailty was linked to composite of all-cause death and cardiovascular events among elderly hospitalized heart failure patients.
Social isolation may be independent risk factor for dementia
Jun 10, 2022
Lower gray matter volumes in temporal, frontal, other regions were seen in socially isolated individuals.
Subjective cognitive impairment linked to MACE in T2DM
Apr 26, 2022
Among individuals with type 2 diabetes, a country-standardized cognitive score may predict risk for cardiovascular events.