Greater adherence to MIND diet linked to reduced cognitive impairment
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HealthDay News
Sep 18, 2024
In a fully adjusted model, greater adherence was linked to a reduced risk for cognitive impairment in women, but not in men.
Study explores demand for psilocybin-assisted therapy in US
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Sep 18, 2024
The estimated percentage eligible ranges from 24 to 62% depending on the eligibility criteria used.
SGLT2i use linked to lower risk for neurodegenerative disease in T2DM
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Sep 18, 2024
A reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Parkinson’s disease was seen with SGLT2i use in type 2 diabetes.
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Sep 03, 2024
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Racial differences seen in pain Rx for older adults with hip fracture
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Sep 12, 2024
Black beneficiaries have lower average doses in the first 90 days.
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Aug 27, 2024
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Aug 27, 2024
Pennsylvania retirement community sees $11.6 million operating loss … Trustee balks at $1.3M in incentives for executives in Petersen Health bankruptcy … How LTC facilities with employee-centered cultures...
Cost has many going around doctors to get weight-loss medications
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HealthDay News
Sep 18, 2024
Wegovy, Zepbound and other cutting-edge weight-loss drugs are in short supply and often too expensive to afford without insurance coverage.
Home-based dialysis gives patients, clinicians more treatment options, nephrologist says
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Adam Healy
Aug 30, 2024
Facilities may be the traditional setting for dialysis, but emerging home-based treatments present an opportunity to rethink kidney care.
New federal staffing mandate poses greater challenge in some states, Altarum reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2024
Staffing challenges have been prevalent in nursing care since the pandemic, and a federal minimum staffing rule coming down the pike could have a negative impact on some facilities. A recently published...