22.1 percent of U.S. adults with chronic pain use Rx opioids
Aug 05, 2021
There was an increase observed in prescription opioid use with age, followed by a decline among adults aged 65 years and older; prevalence was highest for those aged 45 to 64 years (25.9%).
Abnormal ventilatory patterns common after COVID-19 infection
Dec 09, 2021
Patients with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection also have circulatory impairment and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue.
Family availability impacts formal, informal dementia care
Sep 08, 2021
“The development of a care system that integrates informal with formal care has been considered essential for a sustainable healthcare system, especially one providing dementia care,” the authors...
FDA approves AI device that helps spot skin cancer
Jan 18, 2024
Along with helping to spot melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, the device can also assess moles for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
Philadelphia becomes first U.S. city to bring back indoor mask mandate
Apr 12, 2022
Philadelphia has an automatic indoor mask mandate that kicks in whenever cases in the city rise to a “Level 2.”
ED visits for cannabis use tied to increased risk for incident anxiety disorder
Feb 13, 2024
The analysis included 34,822 individuals (aged 10 to 105 years) who had an incident emergency department visit due to cannabis.
Vitamin D supplement does not reduce fracture risk in older adults
Jul 28, 2022
Among adults not selected for vitamin D deficiency, low bone mass or osteoporosis, no effect was seen on total, nonvertebral,or hip fracture risk.
Dietary flavonoids may lower odds of subjective cognitive decline
Jul 30, 2021
Associations were strongest for flavones, flavanones, anthocyanins; the dose-response curve was steepest for flavones, then anthocyanins.
13 percent experience difficulty hearing even with hearing aid
Jul 28, 2021
Hearing difficulties increase with age; 26.8% of those aged 65 years and older have difficulty hearing with hearing aid.
~40 Percent of incident heart failure diagnoses occur in acute care
Jul 27, 2021
Forty-six percent of those with diagnoses in acute care had potential heart failure symptoms in the previous six months.