Opioid Rx down for chronic noncancer pain, cancer pain in U.S. adults
Aug 15, 2022
Declines in opioid prescribing are outpacing increases in the receipt of nonopioid therapies.
Diet to induce weight loss can reduce blood pressure in Type 2 diabetes
Jun 04, 2021
69 of 78 participants on treatment for hypertension stopped all or some antihypertensive and diuretic meds.
Links between genetic risk, glaucoma prevalence examined
Jul 23, 2021
Polygenic variants are associated with comparable risk for developing open-angle glaucoma as that associated with the most common single-gene pathogenic variant, according to a study published online July...
Mirtazapine does not reduce agitation in dementia patients
Nov 03, 2021
In a randomized, double-blind trial, no difference was seen in scores for agitated behaviors at 12 weeks with mirtazapine versus placebo.
WHO says worst of pandemic could ease this year if vaccine inequities erased
Jan 19, 2022
Fewer than 10% of people in lower-income countries have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Midlife cardiac structure and its change linked to cognition
Feb 02, 2022
A 25-year increase in left ventricular mass was linked to lower cognition on most tests; an increase in LAV was linked to lower global cognition.
Repairing the world gets a little easier with new children’s book from resident and employee of senior...
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 27, 2021
From a senior living community resident and the community’s life enrichment director comes a new children’s book, one meant to unite those young and old, tall and small.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022: Jamie Merrill
Aug 15, 2022
Jamie Merrill, who was regional vice president of operations, Florida, for Brookdale Senior Living when she was nominated and named a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Star and now is chief...
Together, we can address loneliness in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
Eighty-five percent of independent living residents interviewed for a recent small study reported moderate to severe levels of loneliness. The residents also shared some techniques to manage it that may...
Small CV impact seen when replacing salt with low-sodium salt substitute
Aug 24, 2022
The small effects of LSSS versus regular salt on cardiovascular health in adults may be important when implemented at the population level