Geriatrics
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Wisdom may counter loneliness, burnout in older adults
Psychosocial interventions can improve elements of wisdom in people with mental illness and in the general population, said Dr. Tanya T. Nguyen....
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How forgone heart failure care drives up costs
Study finds one in six heart failure patients forgo or delay care, driving up per-patient costs up to 30%.
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Modest calorie reduction plus exercise linked with improved vascular health
It’s “not entirely clear” why greater calorie restriction did not translate to greater vascular benefit, noted the lead author of the paper.
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‘Staggering’ increase in global dementia cases predicted by 2050
Estimates of expected increases can and should inform policy and planning efforts, researchers say.
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Mt. Sinai leads nation in geriatric hospital services
The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., followed.
Practice Alert
How to proceed when it comes to vitamin D
USPSTF findings would support screening selective populations at risk for deficiency. But the value of supplements for prevention is nil or still...
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Zero benefit of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease, expert panel rules
“If I had to guess, I think the data is stronger for net harm than it is for that benefit.”
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Contentious Alzheimer’s drug likely to get national coverage plan, CMS says
It will accept public comments about how Medicare should cover aducanumab through Aug. 11.
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Dance training ‘drastically’ reduces Parkinson’s progression, eases symptoms
Findings ‘strongly suggest the benefits of dance’ as a supplemental treatment for people with PD, say the authors of a new study.
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Heart failure med undertreatment because of older age common, flouts evidence
The oldest less often received guideline-specified meds, especially at close to full dosage, maybe because advanced age is seen as an “intrinsic”...
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Chronic stress and genetics can raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Long-term stress and genetic factors may act through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s...