ChatGPT deprescribing decisions varied along activities of daily living status, cardiovascular disease history, and medication type
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2024
Hearing aids may prevent, delay dementia onset, may help people live longer … Study links viruses to Alzheimer’s disease, advocates for vaccination … High levels of HDL cholesterol tied to higher...
Payoff makes overcoming barriers to the active adult segment worth it, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 11, 2024
The senior living industry’s active adult niche will do best if well-executed, and that starts with understanding the consumer, according to experts speaking at the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Senior living sees all-time-high affordability, potential expansion of penetration rate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Senior living affordability is improving, and a growing customer base that is materially better off financially than members of previous generations could expand the penetration rate, according to the...
Congress and agencies to tackle transparency in healthcare AI, despite mixed industry reactions
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 06, 2023
Federal agencies and Congress are both taking further steps to regulate AI and curb issues that have already started to emerge.
Fourth COVID-19 shot beneficial in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Nov 28, 2023
A fourth dose reduces the risk for SARS-CoV-2 for patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases using DMARDs.
One in seven drug supply chain issue reports tied to drug shortages
Apr 10, 2024
Supply disruptions increased for drugs with and without reports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hearing loss linked to increased risk for dementia
Jan 05, 2024
A higher risk for dementia was seen for those with hearing loss not using hearing aids compared with those who were using hearing aids.
Light and sound therapy may fend off memory and cognitive damage for chemo patients
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
A combination of light and sound therapy may be able to counteract the problems in the brain caused by chemo, new research shows.
Fitness-focused seniors driving wearable tech industry, new reports show
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 03, 2024
The wearable fitness industry has been booming, and it may largely be thanks to baby boomers, a new report indicates.