The findings were particularly strong among patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation.
Exercise plus cognitive training may aid seniors with mild cognitive impairment
Jul 26, 2023
Vitamin D supplementation was not an aid alone or in combination.
Cognitively enriched tai ji quan training good for seniors with MCI
Oct 31, 2023
Cognitively enhanced tai ji quan therapy was superior to standard tai ji quan and stretching exercise for improving global cognition.
Sen. Grassley demands details of community’s HR, social media policies after worker arrest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking details of a Florida memory care community’s human resources and social media policies after a worker there allegedly secretly recorded two...
Greater nurse staffing tied to better sepsis outcomes
Jun 01, 2022
An increase in registered nurse hours per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in 60-day mortality.
Burn injuries can occur from e-cigarette smoking while on supplemental oxygen
May 17, 2023
The authors acknowledge that this injury mechanism is rare, but they say that patients should be warned.
Doctors more likely to test for conditions recently diagnosed in other patients
Aug 17, 2021
When seeing patients with shortness of breath, testing for pulmonary embolism increases for 10 days after a diagnosis in a patient with the condition.
Shift work tied to higher risk for reflux esophagitis
Mar 06, 2023
The associations were strongest for younger workers and female workers.
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The final hurdle for seniors’ smartphone literacy: interpreting emojis
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 07, 2024
A new study shows that older adults sometimes struggle to correctly interpret emojis, compared with younger generations.