One-quarter of older advanced cancer patients taking eight or more drugs
Mar 20, 2023
Polypharmacy was tied to an increased risk for adverse treatment outcomes, such as toxicity and early treatment discontinuation.
AAOS: Patients aged ≥75 years report better pain relief than younger patients
Mar 15, 2023
Patients aged 75 years and older saw better pain relief and improved quality of life compared with patients younger than 55 years.
ACC: Healthy sleep pattern cuts risk for premature death
Mar 14, 2023
A healthy pattern includes seven to eight hours of sleep nightly and sleeping through the night without sleep medications.
Prevalence of subjective cognitive decline 9.6 percent in ages 45 and up
Mar 13, 2023
Only 47.3% of those with subjective cognitive decline reported that they had discussed issue with healthcare professional.
Long-term PM₂.₅ exposure linked to increased risk for cardiovascular events
Mar 13, 2023
An increased risk for incident acute myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality was seen with exposure to PM2.5 at moderate versus low concentrations.
Low prostate cancer-specific mortality seen for men with localized disease
Mar 13, 2023
Prostate cancer-specific mortality was low for men randomly assigned to active monitoring, prostatectomy or radiotherapy.
Atrial fibrillation may increase risk for dementia
Mar 10, 2023
The risk was more prominent in younger patients and those without chronic kidney disease.
Minimal change in mental health linked to COVID-19
Mar 09, 2023
In general population studies, no change was observed in general mental health or anxiety symptoms; minimal worsening was seen in depression symptoms.
Air pollution exposure tied to bone loss in postmenopausal women
Mar 08, 2023
The findings were particularly strong between nitrogen oxides exposure and lumbar spine density.
Vitamin D supplementation may cut dementia incidence
Mar 08, 2023
Any vitamin D supplement exposure was associated with a 40% lower dementia incidence.