Women undergoing CABG more likely to get care at low-quality hospitals
Jul 29, 2024
More than fourfold higher mortality was seen for women Medicare beneficiaries receiving coronary artery bypass grafting at low-quality hospitals than male beneficiaries at high-quality hospitals.
USPSTF recommends exercise interventions for seniors at risk for falls
Jun 04, 2024
Exercise interventions were recommended for reducing the risk for falls, whereas multifactorial interventions offered a small net benefit.
Semaglutide boosts kidney outcomes with obesity + cardiovascular disease
May 28, 2024
At the prespecified 104-week time point, semaglutide was associated with a lesser decline in eGFR than placebo.
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.
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.
Genital talc use positively linked to ovarian cancer
May 21, 2024
Frequent douching and douching during young adulthood also was positively associated with ovarian cancer.
Half of Native Americans older than 70 years may have cognitive impairment
May 17, 2024
Vascular and neurodegenerative injuries are approximately equally responsible for cognitive impairment.
Single invitation for PSA screening cuts prostate cancer deaths
Apr 08, 2024
A small but significant reduction was seen in prostate cancer deaths, but no reduction was seen in all-cause mortality.
CDC: Tuberculosis case counts, rates increasing since 2020
Apr 01, 2024
Among all age groups and both US-born and non-US-born individuals, there were increases observed in national case counts.
Smartphone-based measures can help ID frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Apr 01, 2024
Individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration were accurately differentiated from controls with smartphone tests.