Some COVID-19 patients have persistent smell, taste dysfunction
Aug 05, 2022
Women are less likely than men to recover their sense of smell, as are those with greater initial severity of dysfunction.
SARS-CoV-2 infection linked to increased risk for diabetes
Apr 18, 2023
The fraction of incident diabetes cases attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection was 3.41% overall and 4.75% among men.
COVID-19 death rate increased with age, was higher for men
Oct 24, 2022
Overall, 38.9% of COVID-19 deaths among adults aged 85 years and older occurred in a nursing home or long-term care facility, compared with 19.2 and 9.7% among those aged 75 to 84 and 65 to 74 years, respectively.
‘Devastating’: Provider shutters SNF to save assisted living, memory care business
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2020
As senior living and other long-term care providers speak out about the financial crisis they are experiencing due to the pandemic, one provider is sharing his story about the decision to close a five-star...
For many, myocarditis risk higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than vaccination
Aug 23, 2022
But the myocarditis risk was higher after vaccination for men younger than age 40 years, particularly after the second dose of mRNA-1273.
Study IDs proportion of dementia cases attributable to known risk factors
Jan 19, 2024
The population-attributable fraction for nongenetic risk factors combined is similar for men and women, but it varies across racial and ethnic groups.
‘Tranquil residential village’ meant to bring normalcy to older adults living with dementia
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 07, 2023
An estimated 8.2 million Americans will be living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia in 2030. One provider is looking at a new-to-the-US model for memory care to support the growing...
Senators ask for federal study of assisted living, seek consumer feedback, ponder oversight
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The spotlight on the assisted living industry got a little hotter on Thursday as congressional leaders called for a government study on industry pricing and transparency, announced a website and email...
Dementia with Lewy bodies risk down with α-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists
Jun 19, 2024
The risk for developing dementia with Lewy bodies was lower for men newly started on Tz/Dz/Az compared with those taking tamsulosin or 5ARI.
2019 to 2020 saw 1.5-year decline in U.S. life expectancy at birth
Jul 21, 2021
Mortality due to COVID-19 had the biggest effect on decline in life expectancy for both men and women, all races examined.