Drug shortages rose by 30 percent in 2022, US Senate report shows
Mar 23, 2023
Though 295 drugs were in shortage last year, the latest number is 130; about 15 critical drug products have been scarce for a decade.
2008 to 2017 saw decline in ADL, functional limitations for seniors
Feb 23, 2023
The odds of decline in both activities of daily living limitations and functional limitations attenuated with adjustment for educational attainment.
Seniors had high burden of RSV-positive respiratory infection before COVID-19
Jan 23, 2023
Following a sharp decline during COVID-19, RSV-positive acute respiratory infection re-emerged during the summer of 2021 and is linked to lower quality of life.
Two disease processes contribute to age-related macular degeneration
Jan 13, 2023
Lesions from soft drusen/pigment epithelial detachments have lower mean quantitative autofluorescence, whereas those from subretinal drusenoid deposits have higher.
Willingness to use videohealth increased during pandemic
Nov 08, 2022
The increase was especially pronounced for Black adults and adults with lower educational attainment.
New drug for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise in phase 3 trial
Sep 28, 2022
Lecanemab is a monoclonal antibody drug designed to target and help remove Alzheimer’s-associated amyloid plaques in the brain.
Risk factors worsening for adults with cardiovascular disease
Aug 09, 2022
From 1999-2002 to 2015-2018, a worsening was seen in proportion with ideal HbA1c and BMI and an increase in proportion with non-HDL-C levels <100 mg/dL.
14.5 percent of U.S. adults have trouble falling asleep
Jun 23, 2022
“With increasing age, adults were less likely to have trouble falling asleep but more likely to have trouble staying asleep.”