Clinical guideline issued for use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Aug 15, 2022
The strong recommendation is based on high-certainty evidence against COVID-19 convalescent plasma for unselected hospitalized patients with moderate or severe disease.
Exercise, chores, social visits linked to lower dementia risk
Jul 28, 2022
Comparable results were seen for dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and in analyses stratified by dementia polygenic risk score.
Head injury tied to olfactory dysfunction in older adults
Jul 27, 2022
A stronger association was seen among individuals with multiple prior head injuries or more severe head injuries.
Polygenic risk score for OA predicts risk for hip, knee replacement
May 04, 2022
Participants with high PRS’s had an increased risk for joint replacement; a stronger association was seen with hip replacement for women versus men.
Overall, night shift work not tied to higher lymphoma risk
Jan 24, 2022
However, a nonlinear association was seen between night shifts and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Dementia more common in adults with HIV
Dec 13, 2021
Over 16 years, adults older than 50 years with HIV have almost twice the risk for developing dementia versus those without HIV.
One in four survivors of COVID-19 have symptoms at six months
Jul 30, 2021
Fatigue, shortness of breath and depression are the most common long COVID-19 symptoms.
Prevalence of coronary heart disease largely unchanged from 2011 to 2018
Jan 21, 2022
Small but statistically significant decreases were observed in coronary heart disease prevalence among adults aged 65 years and older.
Mentalizing imagery therapy aids family caregivers
Mar 24, 2022
The findings show lower depression and anxiety and better well-being versus support group attendance.
Novel device studied in treatment of refractory overactive bladder
Aug 30, 2022
The SacralStim system for sacral neuromodulation has an electrode with six, rather than four, contact points.