E-cigarettes boost tobacco use abstinence with smoking cessation counseling
Feb 16, 2024
The ongoing use of e-cigarettes with nicotine was high, however.
CDC warns of Listeria outbreak tied to cheese, yogurt
Feb 06, 2024
There is an increased risk among adults aged 65 or more years as well as and people with weakened immune systems, the CDC says.
In-office test can predict likelihood of seniors passing on-road driving test
Jul 05, 2024
The authors say Fit2Drive provides the clinician with useful, objective evidence to inform driving decisions.
Study identifies factors that predict driving cessation in seniors
May 22, 2024
Older age, female sex and progression to symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease were associated with driving cessation.
Updated COVID-19 vaccine has effectiveness of 54 percent
Feb 06, 2024
Vaccine effectiveness was 49% at 60 to 119 days after vaccination among tests exhibiting spike gene target failure.
Bariatric surgery tied to slower cognitive decline in people with obesity
Jan 17, 2024
No association was seen between improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors and cognition.
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, diseases set to increase
Jun 06, 2024
The annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors is projected to triple between 2020 and 2050.
Ultraprocessed food consumption linked to cognitive impairment, stroke
May 23, 2024
The risk for cognitive impairment and stroke was lower with the intake of unprocessed, minimally processed foods.
Hurricane evacuations of assisted living residents raise risk of adverse outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
A study of more than 25,000 assisted living residents in Florida found that evacuation was associated with increased odds of emergency department use and nursing home placement within 30 days of a hurricane.
Actions & Transactions, Feb. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 20, 2024
Sherman & Roylance negotiates $8.25M sale of Pebble Beach, CA-area assisted living and memory care community … Charter Senior Living acquires 6 communities in New England … JLL arranges sale of...