House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing "This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee May 01, 2024
Study: Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities may now be settled Apr 30, 2024
Loneliness Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors Survivors with severe loneliness had a 67% increased risk, study finds Apr 28, 2024
Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies Apr 26, 2024
Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia Agitation, reactive behaviors remained steady while quetiapine prescribing was reduced Apr 25, 2024
CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says Apr 23, 2024
When Red-Hot Isn't Enough: CDC's Heat Risk Tool Sets Magenta as Most Dangerous Level Heat is the number one cause of weather-related death Apr 23, 2024
Hands-On Treatment May Help in Knee Osteoarthritis And patients can administer it themselves Apr 22, 2024
When Neglect Becomes Criminal: The Harsh Reality of Failing a Dependent Too often these cases are swept under the rug Apr 20, 2024
Don't Rule Out Breast Cancer Surgery for 90-Year-Olds Retrospective study suggests survival benefit over conservative management Apr 15, 2024
Cryoablation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer a Safe Option in Older Women Breast cancer survival rate was 97% at 5 years Apr 15, 2024
Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients New RSV vaccines could reduce risk, researchers said Apr 15, 2024
Congress Can Take Action to Prevent Older Adult Falls and Associated Opioid Use The bipartisan SAFE Act offers important solutions Apr 14, 2024
'I'm Dying, You're Not': Terminally Ill Ask More States for Physician-Assisted Death Debates on medical aid in dying bills are playing out in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Iowa Apr 12, 2024
Here's a Good Exercise Option for Hip OA Program emphasizing balance and stability equals strength-directed training Apr 08, 2024
Oldest Man Dies; Fentanyl Easter Eggs; Lauren Boebert's Blood Clot Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Apr 04, 2024
Diabetes Drug Shows Benefit in Parkinson's Disease Phase II study of GLP-1 drug lixisenatide meets primary endpoint Apr 03, 2024
Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia Mobile app measures were more sensitive to early FTD stages than standard tests Apr 01, 2024
Our Brains Are Getting Bigger, MRIs Show Does this explain why dementia incidence is falling? Mar 28, 2024
Death Is Inevitable. Doctors Should Be Prepared to Manage It Appropriately. End-of-life communication is a skill that must be practiced and honed Mar 28, 2024
Stopping High-Efficacy MS Drugs Raises Relapse Risk for Older Patients Discontinuing natalizumab and fingolimod carried highest risk Mar 27, 2024
Most Post-Stroke Depression Strikes Within 5 Years Cumulative depression incidence was about 60%, long-term study shows Mar 27, 2024
Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults Nearly 90% received a full course of antibiotics Mar 25, 2024
Most Popular DOAC Holds Its Own Against Edoxaban in Those Age 80 and Up Apixaban associated with fewer bleeds in observational cohort study Mar 22, 2024
Skin Test Detects Parkinson's and Other Synucleinopathies Cutaneous alpha-synuclein deposits may serve as a biomarker Mar 21, 2024
The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Rule Continued understaffing will have devastating consequences for residents, families, and staff Mar 21, 2024
Higher Polygenic Risk Score Tied to Increased Risk for Glaucoma Risk scores may allow action before irreversible damage occurs in those with ocular hypertension Mar 19, 2024
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
Electronic Nudges to Get the Flu Shot Fall Short for Vax Rates, Outcomes More intensive interventions are likely needed to improve flu vaccine uptake Mar 18, 2024
How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster? Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized Mar 18, 2024
Neurologic Conditions Now Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide Nervous system disorders affect 43% of global population Mar 15, 2024
MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
Republican Senators Blast Biden's Proposed HHS Budget At issue were the exclusion of PBM reform, and nursing home, Title X funding requirements Mar 14, 2024
Quest Alzheimer's Blood Test No Longer Marketed Directly to Patients Amyloid AD-Detect test not offered on Quest's consumer platform Mar 12, 2024
Serious Issues With Slow Heartbeat Flagged for Afib Patients on Antiarrhythmics Pacemaker, syncope rates prompt advice not to ignore bradycardia issue Mar 11, 2024
Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having Mar 11, 2024
First-Line Immunotherapy Alone Sufficient for Older NSCLC Patients, Study Suggests Retrospective analysis finds similar OS, PFS whether or not patients also received chemotherapy Mar 07, 2024
Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
Dementia More Common in People With Essential Tremor Prevalence greater than normal aging, but not as high as Parkinson's disease Mar 06, 2024
FDA OKs First Interchangeable Biosimilars for Denosumab New products will carry all the same indications as Prolia and Xgeva, though launch date unclear Mar 06, 2024
