Fewer deaths reported with enrollment in COVID-19 remote monitoring
Nov 18, 2021
The remote monitoring service, COVID Watch, reduced deaths at 30 and 60 days and was associated with presentation to the emergency department sooner.
Pricey Alzheimer drug drives spike in Medicare B premium: Officials
Nov 15, 2021
New premium will be $170.10 a month, and the $21.60 boost is the biggest increase ever in dollar amount, but not in percentage terms
Increasing dairy intake can cut falls, fractures for seniors
Oct 21, 2021
An intervention to increase calcium and protein intake using dairy foods was beneficial in a study involving older adults who live in long-term care facilities.
COVID-19 infection risk drops with increasing immunity within family
Oct 13, 2021
Risk for COVID-19 infection progressively lower for nonimmune family members as number of family members with immunity increases
Viral rebound uncommon after molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy
Dec 09, 2022
Viral rebound was uncommon with treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and not associated with increased mortality.
AHA: Environmental exposures tied to CVD deaths in the US, UK
Nov 07, 2022
The risk-attributable cardiovascular death rate was associated with lead exposure higher in the US than the UK; the opposite pattern was seen between the countries for particulate matter exposure.
One-year mortality 13.4 percent for seniors after major surgery
Oct 25, 2022
THe one-year mortality following major surgery increased for adults aged 65 years or older with frailty or probable dementia.
Composite inflammatory biomarker linked to dementia risk
Jul 21, 2023
Small but significant associations were seen between elevated biomarker levels and worsened cognitive performance.
Lower frequency of social contact linked to lower total brain volume
Jul 13, 2023
“These results suggest that providing support for people to help them start and maintain their connections to others may be beneficial for preventing brain atrophy and the development of dementia,”...
Four JAK inhibitors have comparable efficacy, safety for RA
Dec 01, 2023
Baseline CRP, Clinical Disease Activity Index and glucocorticoid dose predict resistance to CDAI-low disease activity achievement.