Behavior change intervention via mail cuts use of sleep medications in older adults
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HealthDay News
Sep 20, 2024
Older adults with long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use and an insomnia diagnosis had significant improvements in sleep outcomes.
Senior living less expensive than living at home for those who receive home healthcare
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
The cost of living in a home in the greater community can easily exceed the cost of living in a senior living community for older adults using even a modest level of home healthcare, according to a new...
Study looks at sex differences in melanoma incidence
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HealthDay News
Sep 17, 2024
Melanoma incidence is highest on the trunk in men; incidence is historically highest on limbs in women, but recent increases were seen in truncal melanoma.
Many Americans wary of vaccines as fall flu, COVID season looms: Survey
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Haymarket Media
Sep 12, 2024
“Older adults, people with certain chronic medical conditions and those who are pregnant are especially at risk during respiratory virus season,” said Nora Colburn, MD, MPH, medical director of clinical...
New rules meant to ensure parity for mental health, physical health insurance coverage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 10, 2024
The US Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury departments on Monday issued final rules meant to elevate mental health coverage to the same level as physical health coverage under private insurance...
Psychological illness, CVD risk increased for relatives, spouses of cancer patients
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Haymarket Media
Sep 09, 2024
An increased risk for developing a psychological illness or cardiovascular disease at one year was seen after family member’s cancer diagnosis.
Outdoor nighttime light exposure linked to prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease
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Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2024
Nighttime light exposure was more strongly linked to AD prevalence than any other disease factor among those younger than 65 years.
Growing demand for direct care workers underscores pressing need to invest in job quality: PHI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2024
The direct care workforce serving residents in assisted living communities and other residential care settings has fluctuated in the past several years, struggling not only to return to pre-pandemic levels...
Is Eli Lilly using ‘granfluencers’ to raise awareness of its Alzheimer’s med?
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Marc Iskowitz
Sep 04, 2024
Here’s why older internet celebs — granfluencers — soon might be making rounds on the Alzheimer’s drug marketing scene.
Inflammation, cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) predict 30-year cardiovascular outcomes in women
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Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
The authors say that the findings call for primary prevention strategies to extend beyond traditional 10-year estimates.