1 in 10 home colon cancer tests can’t be used due to user errors … Probiotics could lower COVID-19 symptoms … Shedding pounds changes microbiome, brain activity … Exercises could ease Parkinson’s...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 05, 2023
Report: Older adults didn’t smoke less from 2011 to 2022 … Healthcare infections down in US hospitals last year, data shows … Flu, COVID-19 up as RSV drops … White navy beans improve gut health...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 20
Nov 20, 2023
New study highlights urgent need for specific biomarkers in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia diagnosis … $3.9 million NIH grant supports research on effects of integrated palliative care on...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 15
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 15, 2023
One-third of Americans say they don’t need COVID-19, flu shots … People with “healthy” obesity have higher risk for dementia before age 60 … Study: More than 10% of stool tests for colon cancer...
Study: Personalized approach increases colorectal cancer screenings in those who need it most
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 31, 2023
When doctors give older adults personalized information about the benefits and harms of colorectal cancer screening, it can help to ensure that people who need the screening most receive it. It also can...
Don’t dismiss GI bleeding in seniors who take anticoagulants for A-fib, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
Lower GI bleeding in adults with Afib is linked to higher bowel cancer risks and should never be dismissed as a side effect of blood thinners, suggests a new study.
Social support tied to lower mortality in older women with colorectal cancer
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 23, 2020
Women with few social supports had 42% higher cancer mortality than their better-connected peers, a Kaiser Permanente study has found.
Study questions aspirin’s effectiveness in preventing CVD, cancer
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2019
People who have not experienced a heart attack or stroke should not consume aspirin each day for prevention, say researchers.
Regular aspirin use may reduce cancer, mortality risks
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2019
A drug that lowers cancer and mortality risks in seniors may already be in many medicine cabinets, say cancer researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, September 23
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 22, 2019
Older patients don’t see diabetes recommendations the way doctors do … Bowel cancer screening reduces deaths by up to 45% … No bones about it, protein slows down fracture-healing … Wearable brain-machine...