Geriatrics
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75% of increase in MI spending came after 30 days
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Psoriasis linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Major finding: The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a large cohort of elderly subjects was 46.2% among those with psoriasis and...
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High-dose flu vaccine immunogenic in frail elderly
Major finding: Geometric mean titers in the standard vs. high-dose group, respectively, for 2011-2012: 27.9 vs. 67.7 for A/California/07/2009; 9.3...
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Extended delirium raises cognitive risk in critically ill
Major finding: Neuropsychological status scores averaged 6.3 points lower at 3 months in patients who experienced 5 days of delirium vs.
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REGARDS study suggests optimal elderly SBP of 120-139 mm Hg
Major finding: The adjusted risk of a first stroke, MI, or cardiovascular death in individuals aged 75 years or older on antihypertensive therapy...
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Amyloid imaging scans limited to specific patients in clinical trials
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Nearly half of C. difficile cases are genetically distinct from previous cases
Major Finding: In a review of 957 isolates from C.
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High resting heart rate portends cognitive decline
Major finding: Individuals at high cardiovascular risk who had a baseline resting heart rate of 67 bpm or more had a 16% greater risk of...
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A third of older adults may have biomarkers of preclinical Alzheimer’s
Major finding: Cognitively normal elders who had abnormal levels of beta amyloid or tau in CSF had up to 33-fold greater risk for developing...