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What Are the Ethics of Sex and Romance for Older Adults in Nursing Homes?
Older adults should be counseled on STIs, and relationships should be between competent adults, ethicist says.
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Guidance on How Best to Manage Opioid Risks in Older Adults
Opioid overdose rates increased more in older adults in 2021-2022; older adults may be at higher risk biologically.
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Buprenorphine One of Many Options For Pain Relief In Oldest Adults
Buprenorphine is better at treating chronic pain than other opioids that carry a higher addiction risk and often cause constipation in elderly...
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Benefit of Massage Therapy for Pain Unclear
A recent systematic review found only moderate-certainty evidence that massage therapy may alleviate pain.
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How Aspirin May Lower Risk for Colorectal Cancer
These new data suggest that aspirin helps activate the immune system, which helps explain its potential chemopreventive effect in CRC.
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Uproar Over Vitamin D Disease-Prevention Guideline
Report on Endocrine Society recommendations for vitamin D screening and supplementation received numerous comments.
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Change in Clinical Definition of Parkinson’s Triggers Debate
Historically, Parkinson’s, Lewy body disease were diagnosed by symptoms; advances may allow for pathologic diagnosis.
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Combat Exposure Increases Chronic Pain Among Women in the US Military
“The potential for higher rates of chronic pain in women veterans has been theorized to result from differences in support structures, family...
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Whether GLP-1 RAs Significantly Delay Gastric Emptying Called into Question
Study finds that GLP-1 RAs do not slow gastric emptying significantly, removing need to stop meds before surgery.
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In Prostate Cancer, Most Roads Lead to VA Pathway
The newly updated US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prostate cancer clinical pathway...