Artificial intelligence doesn’t beat doctors in diagnosing medical issues based on images, study reveals
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 26, 2024
An artificial intelligence model solved quiz questions testing doctors’ abilities to diagnose conditions based on images and text summaries accurately. However, it made mistakes when trying to describe...
Report: Most federally funded clinical trials for dementia have racially excluding criteria
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 10, 2024
A team of investigators looked at possible dementia clinical trial requirements that could exclude people based on race and ethnicity. Overall, 82% of the trials they examined had criteria that weren’t...
Report: Polypharmacy climbed among older adults from 1999 to 2020
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
The number of older Americans over the age of 65 not living in healthcare facilities who used prescription medications rose from 1999 through the mid-2000s and hasn’t changed much since. The percentage...
Amazon expands mail-order subscriptions to Prime members on Medicare
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 21, 2024
Amazon.com is letting Prime members on Medicare join its RxPass mail-order prescription service for just $5 a month. The move could save older adults more money on out-of-pocket costs for generic prescription...
Data shows new heart health guidelines could dramatically reduce statin eligibility
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 11, 2024
If American Heart Association guidelines passed in November 2023 are widely adopted, about 40% fewer people would meet the criteria to be on statins, a new study shows.
Assisted living mental health services fell between 2019 and 2020, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Mental health visits for assisted living residents living with dementia dropped as the pandemic set in, a new study finds.
Free training helps dementia caregivers cope with difficult behavior
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Kristen Fischer
May 31, 2024
A new website aims to give more support to people caring for older adults who are living with dementia.
Financial hardship drives unhappiness in people living with dementia, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 05, 2024
A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals just how tough it can be financially to live with dementia.
Study maps ‘home time’ for Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
A new study gives more insight into how much time older people in assisted living spend in and out of the setting.
In trial, researchers test EHR alerts to lower harmful screenings, overtreatment in seniors
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 15, 2024
Researchers devised a new way to ensure that older adults aren’t being overtreated or tested needlessly via unnecessary screenings.