Flu vaccine tied to lower Alzheimer’s disease risk in older adults
Jul 26, 2022
Vaccination was associated with a 40% reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Clinical benefit of epic sepsis model in question
Jun 22, 2021
An external validation study shows poor performance for proprietary sepsis prediction model in hospitalized patients.
Social media use tied to self-reported depression symptoms
Dec 07, 2021
An increase in depressive symptoms was reported following the use of Snapchat, Facebook and TikTok among U.S. adults who were free of depression at baseline.
Walking for exercise beneficial for knee osteoarthritis in over 50s
Jun 08, 2022
Those who walked for exercise had a reduced likelihood of new frequent knee pain and medial joint space narrowing.
Unsweetened, sugar-sweetened coffee intake linked to mortality
May 31, 2022
Moderate consumption of unsweetened coffee and sugar-sweetened coffee was linked to a reduced risk for all-cause mortality.
U.S. making it easier to access COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid
May 27, 2022
The first test-to-treat site backed by the federal government is opening in Rhode Island.
Real-world data links rosuvastatin to adverse effects on kidneys
Aug 18, 2022
Greater risks for hematuria and proteinuria seen with a higher rosuvastatin dose.
Prevalence of melatonin supplement use increased over time
Feb 01, 2022
1999-2000 to 2017-2018 saw an increase in reported prevalence of melatonin use across sex and age groups. A concern is that products sometimes contain more of the ingredient than specified on the label.
Parkinson’s disease mortality up in U.S. from 1999 to 2019
Oct 28, 2021
Increases were seen across all age groups, both sexes, various racial/ethnic groups, and different urban/rural classifications.
Metformin, lifestyle changes cut risk for T2DM, but not CVD
May 27, 2022
No reduction seen in first occurrence of nonfatal MI, stroke, or CV death with either metformin or lifestyle intervention versus placebo