Study: Good oral care may help prevent cognitive decline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2016
One activity of daily living — oral hygiene, also including regular visits to the dentist — may play an important role in slowing cognitive decline as people age, according to new research.
Marked weight loss found in assisted living residents during quarantine
By
Kristin Della Volpe
Sep 26, 2022
Weight loss of at least 5% was found in 40% of residents at assisted living communities during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from a retrospective chart review presented...
Insomnia may up risk for subjective memory decline in older adults
Sep 23, 2022
Middle-aged and older adults with insomnia were more likely to report memory decline over subsequent three years.
Outcomes may be better for warfarin users who stop aspirin use
Sep 23, 2022
A quality improvement effort was tied to a decrease in major bleeding without an increase in thrombotic events.
FDA: Common diabetes drug Januvia may contain traces of carcinogen
Aug 12, 2022
Nitroso-STG-19 has been found in some samples of the drug.
FDA may limit use of two COVID-19 antibody treatments
Jan 24, 2022
Treatments made by Regeneron and Eli Lilly performed well against earlier variants but not against omicron.
AI model may predict COVID-19 outcomes for critically ill
Jan 19, 2022
The machine learning model incorporates data from 14 proteins derived from a single blood sample to predict survival in patients with COVID-19.
White House may soon offer ‘high-quality’ masks to Americans
Jan 13, 2022
One option being discussed is to distribute the masks at community sites.
Report highlights characteristics of omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in U.S.
Dec 14, 2021
Fourteen of the first 43 cases reported international travel during the 14 days preceding symptom onset or a positive test result.
New cancer diagnosis may up risk for cardiovascular death, morbidity
Mar 15, 2022
The highest cardiovascular risk was seen for patients with genitourinary, gastrointestinal, thoracic, nervous system and hematologic malignancies.