Adult survivors of childhood cancer may face late-onset memory impairment
Jun 02, 2023
The findings were seen decades after cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
Life expectancy in the United States decreased in both 2015 and 2016, marking the only decreases in the past 20 years and the first consecutive two-year decline since 1964, according to a new report from...
Where dementia is most prevalent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2016
A new tool from the federal government provides county- and state-level prevalence data for Alzheimer’s/dementia and 15 other chronic conditions.
High cardiovascular health tied to longer life expectancy free of disease
Mar 06, 2023
For those with high cardiovascular health level, no significant difference was seen in disease-free life expectancy based on socioeconomic status.
Long COVID seen in most cancer patients after infection
Feb 15, 2023
Other than female sex, no factors predict the development of long-lasting symptoms.
Neurological conditions ranked as leading cause of disability-adjusted life years globally
Mar 15, 2024
Between 1990 and 2021, there was an 18.2 percent increase in the global DALY counts attributed to those conditions
Smartphones: ‘digital dementia’ contributor or cognitive memory aid?
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2022
Smartphones: friend or foe? It depends on whom you ask. Recent studies on smartphone use have found that mobile technology either can contribute to cognitive impairment or help improve cognition.
2019 to 2020 saw 16.8 percent increase in U.S. death rate
Dec 22, 2021
The two leading causes of death continued to be heart disease and cancer, with COVID-19 the third leading cause of death in 2020.
FDA: No useful monoclonal antibody treatments left against new COVID-19 variants
Dec 05, 2022
Immunocompromised patients still can receive convalescent plasma.
17 percent of patients seeing neurologist travel long distance
Sep 13, 2023
Factors associated with long-distance travel include low neurologist density, rural setting and visits for ALS and nervous system cancer.