DMARDs not linked to Alzheimer’s risk for seniors with RA
Apr 12, 2022
No reduction in the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia was seen with treatment with tofacitinib, tocilizumab or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors versus abatacept.
Medicare spending would increase $2.0 to $5.1 billion with lecanemab
May 18, 2023
$2.0 to $5.1 billion would include lecanemab and ancillary costs; estimated annual per-patient coinsurance could reach $6,636
Medicare policy changes tied to drop in hospice use for dementia
May 09, 2022
Immediate and lasting reductions were seen in the share of patients receiving hospice care with the Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia code.
Poststroke cognitive impairment common
May 08, 2023
In some cases, cognitive impairment is reversible, but up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within five years.
Readmission rates, episode costs increased for patients with dementia
Mar 20, 2023
The cost of a 30-day readmission and total 30-day episode costs were higher for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Drop in mortality seen with AChEI, memantine in dementia with Lewy bodies
Dec 14, 2022
Risk for death, unplanned hospital admission significantly lower for those taking AChEIs only or taking AChEIs and memantine
App-based protocol ID’s delirium in hospitalized adults
Nov 08, 2021
Overall accuracy of two-step protocol including two-item screen and 3-minute diagnostic assessment was 89%, 87% for nurses, doctors.
Two-hour oral glucose tolerance test can predict future episodic memory decline
Sep 24, 2021
A higher value on an oral glucose tolerance test at baseline was linked to worse performance and greater decline in a word-list delayed recall test.
Housing instability tied to higher risk for dementia diagnosis
Dec 06, 2023
The findings show a 40% higher risk among housing-insecure veterans.
Ordering palliative care consult by default increases rate of consultation
Jan 22, 2024
The findings were seen in older hospitalized patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia or kidney failure.