Biden team aims to lower drug costs with inflation penalties … Xarelto has higher risk for bleeding complications than others in class … Receptive music therapy improves cognitive function, depression...
CDC guidance on flu protocol in nursing homes works best, study concludes
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 14, 2023
A new study put flu guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the test to see how well it worked. It turns out, sticking to the clinical recommendations was most effective...
Study: Mid-life loneliness serves as risk factor for death later
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 14, 2023
Loneliness in mid-to-later life is a risk factor for death later in life, a new study finds. Authors of the research wrote that loneliness may be a target for programs to improve life expectancy.
Work-life balance can help older adults thwart depression
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 14, 2023
Work-life balance may look a little different for older adults compared to younger adults juggling work and children, but it’s still just as important for older individuals, according to a study.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 14
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 14, 2023
New test helps people with hearing loss on neurocognitive assessments … Stem cell research gives new Parkinson’s study path … Study links smoking to dementia, Alzheimer’s disease … Study probes...
Scientists identify protein linked to early-onset dementia
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
Scientists have found a protein in the brain that’s linked to early-onset dementia and could also play a role in motor neuron disease.
GAO report shows limited use of Medicare cognitive assessment services, obstacles that remain
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the use of cognitive assessment and care plan services tripled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare between 2018 and 2022. However,...
Study: Threats to healthcare officials, workers resulted in exodus from field
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
A new report highlights the reasons why frontline healthcare workers and health officials left the field during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spoiler alert: Harassment from others — and even hate mail — helped...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 13
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 13, 2023
How one woman kept Alzheimer’s proteins at bay … Study estimates cognitive aging with stroke, other ailments … Audiologists, geriatricians team up to improve hearing care … Knowledge, structure,...
Report spots care planning gaps for nursing home residents
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
A new report looks at what’s working to help residents in long-term care communities prioritize care planning and advanced care planning, or ACP.
