Tau PET performs well in predicting dementia in individuals with MCI
Jun 12, 2024
Tau positron emission tomography predicts all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease dementia
Long-term study of postmenopausal women does not support many preventive therapies
May 02, 2024
Hormone therapy was no aid for cardiovascular disease prevention, and calcium/vitamin D supplementation was no aid for universal fracture prevention.
Computer prompts could reduce empiric antibiotic use for UTI
Apr 19, 2024
A 17.4% reduction was seen in empiric extended-spectrum days of therapy, with no increase in safety outcomes.
Semaglutide reduces need for diuretics in heart failure
May 16, 2024
Medication also has a beneficial effect on the change in body weight across diuretic use categories.
Odds of death lower with surgery for hip fracture in patients with dementia
Jun 03, 2024
A reduced odds of 180-day mortality was seen for patients with moderate to severe or mild dementia treated surgically.
Race-neutral metrics more accurately predict risk in COPD
May 31, 2024
The GLI-Global differentiated all-cause mortality risk between normal spirometry and first grade of COPD in adjusted analyses.
Hospital mortality lower for patients treated by female physicians
Apr 22, 2024
The benefit of receiving treatment from female physicians was larger for female patients than it was for male patients.
Grant program to allow ‘significant’ investment in innovative technology in assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2024
Assisted living communities and nursing homes in South Dakota now can apply for $2 million in grants from the state Department of Human Services to buy technology equipment “to improve the quality of...
Fewer adults eligible for statins with PREVENT equations
Jun 21, 2024
Compared with the pooled cohort equations, the mean estimated 10-year ASCVD risk was lower using the PREVENT equations across all age, sex and racial subgroups, with the largest difference seen for Black...
Cannabis use in United States has mirrored policy changes
May 29, 2024
A nadir in use was reported in 1992, with partial recovery through 2008 and substantial increases thereafter.
