Acupuncture aids sleep in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Jul 05, 2024
The benefits persisted four weeks after treatment.
In-office test can predict likelihood of seniors passing on-road driving test
Jul 05, 2024
The authors say Fit2Drive provides the clinician with useful, objective evidence to inform driving decisions.
Low incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage seen in seniors after head injury
Jul 03, 2024
No differences were seen in rates of delayed intracranial hemorrhage between those who have been versus those who have not been prescribed anticoagulants.
FDA approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s
Jul 02, 2024
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the memory-robbing disease. But it also carried significant safety risks, including...
Self-administered gerocognitive exam improves detection of cognitive issues in primary care
Jul 02, 2024
Detection rates appear to increase during nonacute office visits.
Patient–primary care provider language concordance tied to better outcomes
Jul 02, 2024
The findings were seen for non-English and non-French speakers living in Canada.
American Diabetes Association, June 21-24
Jul 01, 2024
The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 21 to 24 in Orlando, Florida, drawing more than 15,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians,...
Few with type 2 diabetes receive guideline-recommended CKD screening
Jul 01, 2024
24.9 percent received creatinine and UACR screening; Hispanic ethnicity associated with lack of screening
CDC advises updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months of age
Jun 28, 2024
Americans 65 and older account for two-thirds of COVID hospitalizations and 82% of in-hospital deaths, yet only about 40% of Americans in that age group were immunized with the COVID vaccines that were...
Dysbiosis in phylogenetically diverse species associated with type 2 diabetes
Jun 26, 2024
Within-species phylogenetic diversity was identified for strains of 27 species that explain inter-individual differences in type 2 diabetes risk.