Reimagining Aging and Later Life Louise Aronson, MD, on the need to recognize elderhood as a distinct life stage Oct 18, 2022 podcast
Dementia Signs Emerge Up to 9 Years Before Diagnoses Cognitive, functional changes spotted in pre-Alzheimer's patients and others Oct 15, 2022
Despite Exciting Newcomer Drugs, Uptake of HF Meds Still Meek Across Oceans U.S. not alone in slow initiation, low target-dose achievement, and early discontinuation Oct 14, 2022
Does Diet Matter? Study Questions Links Between Diet and Dementia Diet combined with other risk-reduction strategies may show different results Oct 12, 2022
Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk? DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data Oct 04, 2022
Dementia Diagnosis Linked to Suicide Risk almost seven times higher for people with diagnosis before age 65 Oct 03, 2022
Higher Dose, Longer Treatment Interval With Aflibercept Shows Promise in Eye Disease Dosing 8 mg every 12 or 16 weeks for DME, AMD matches results with 2 mg every 8 weeks Oct 02, 2022
Nursing Home Medical Directors Should Be Named Publicly, Bill Urges Reporting names to CMS could point out those who are in over their heads, society says Sep 21, 2022
Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults Delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia more common Sep 20, 2022
Current Troponin Testing Approach Is a Bust for MI Diagnosis in Older People Age-adjusted cutoffs, universal rule-in threshold not helpful either Sep 16, 2022
Appointment Wait Times Continue to Rise Amid Concerns of Physician Shortages New survey finds that wait times increased by 8% across four specialties since 2017 Sep 16, 2022
Data Now Out for Pegloticase-MTX Combo Gout Treatment Journal publication supports recent label change Sep 16, 2022
Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution Sep 15, 2022
Confirmed: Gout Comes With Increased Heart Risk But associated conditions (like obesity) still play largest role Sep 13, 2022
Survival Bump in Unfit NSCLC With First-Line Immunotherapy Atezolizumab doubles OS at 2 years versus chemotherapy in those ineligible for platinum doublets Sep 12, 2022
Good News, Bad News for Global Hip Fracture Rates Incidence has declined, but burden will increase as older population grows Sep 10, 2022
Dementia Risk Tied to Daily Step Count Incident dementia dropped by 25% with as little as 3,800 steps per day, study found Sep 06, 2022
Low Testosterone Linked to Hospitalization for COVID Future studies should look into testosterone therapy as a prevention strategy, study author says Sep 02, 2022
Bispecific Antibody Active in Heavily Treated Multiple Myeloma Responses in 60% of patients who had received a median of five prior lines of therapy Aug 30, 2022
High-Dose Flu Vaccine Promising for Mortality Benefits in Older Adults Danish pilot study lays groundwork for larger trial looking for better CV outcomes Aug 28, 2022
Most Patients With Neovascular Eye Disease Prefer Anti-VEGF Implant More than 90% of patients say they would choose implant over monthly intravitreal injections Aug 25, 2022
Far Fewer Deaths During Omicron for Seniors Treated With Paxlovid Little apparent effect observed in patients ages 40 to 64, however Aug 24, 2022
Herpes Viruses Linked to Brain Changes But no evidence of a relationship between herpes and Alzheimer's disease Aug 24, 2022
More Hip Fractures Seen in Women With This Diet Study compared vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat eaters Aug 11, 2022
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors Trial shows no higher risk for complications with alternative agent Aug 10, 2022
Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds Aug 08, 2022
Persistent Olfactory Loss After COVID Predicts Cognitive Impairment Loss of smell a better predictor than severity of infection among older adults Aug 07, 2022
Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women Consistency in limited results, but better-quality data needed to confirm benefit Aug 04, 2022
Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Not Ready for Primary Care But some biomarkers may revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis in the future Aug 04, 2022
Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline Trial shows promise for people with mild cognitive impairment Aug 03, 2022
Does Spinal Fusion Reduce Revision Surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Revision surgery rates similar between those who underwent decompression with and without fusion Jul 27, 2022
Dementia Risk Climbs With Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods Swapping out ultra-processed for unprocessed or minimally processed foods can lower risk sharply Jul 27, 2022
Urinary Incontinence a Significant Burden in Long-Term Care Facilities Over half of nursing directors surveyed said managing incontinence contributes to CNA turnover Jul 22, 2022
Physical Exercise Tied to Greater Cognitive Reserve in Women Both men and women see benefit from mentally stimulating activities Jul 22, 2022
Brolucizumab Prevails in Treat-and-Extend Trial of Anti-VEGF Therapy for Eye Disease Longer treatment-free interval with similar vision outcomes versus aflibercept in neovascular AMD Jul 19, 2022
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reduced treatment burden, durable therapeutic effects with aflibercept-expressing construct Jul 15, 2022
'Senolytic' Therapy Shows Promise in Neovascular Eye Disease Clearing out dying cells, approach has implications far beyond ophthalmology Jul 14, 2022
Voice Recordings Spot Cognitive Impairment Machine-learning model discerns normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia Jul 13, 2022
Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice Jul 06, 2022
ADHD Drugs May Treat Alzheimer's Cognitive Symptoms Effectively Positive effect on global cognition, apathy in meta-analysis Jul 05, 2022
