Alzheimer's Blood Tests May Improve Primary Care Diagnoses Without biomarkers, primary care doctors correctly identified Alzheimer's in about 55% of cases Jul 21, 2023
PCP Visits Before Emergency Surgery Tied to Lower Mortality in Older Adults Protective effect was similar for both Black and white Medicare patients Jul 19, 2023
This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears Jul 18, 2023
Retinal OCT Shows Promise as Diagnostic Aid for Mild Cognitive Impairment Matched scans exhibit good repeatability, distinguish normal cognition from mild impairment Jul 17, 2023
Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial Jul 17, 2023
Why Do Superagers Have Sharper Memory? Study untangles characteristics linked with better brains in 80-year-olds Jul 14, 2023
Age No Barrier to Preserved QoL, Functional Recovery After Surgery for CRC More than 70% of patients with a median age of 79 achieved both outcomes at 3-6 months Jul 13, 2023
Social Isolation Tied to Brain Volume in Older Adults Relationship between brain atrophy and social contact may be "a vicious cycle" Jul 12, 2023
'Overweight' BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest Though clear link seen for BMIs of 30 and above Jul 07, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean Jun 29, 2023
Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk Jun 27, 2023
Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
ENDO 2023 Roundup: More Imcivree Data; Statement on Aging; Novel Hypoparathyroid Tx Some more highlights from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Jun 20, 2023
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Upped Incidence of Anemia in Older Adults An analysis of the ASPREE trial showed 100-mg aspirin led to more anemia events vs placebo Jun 19, 2023
Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
No Increase in Major Cardiac Events With Testosterone-Replacement Therapy Men with hypogonadism and heart disease or risk factors saw no increased risk vs placebo Jun 16, 2023
New Evidence Links Calcium Channel Blockers to Increased Risk of Glaucoma Meta-analysis shows highest glaucoma risk with CCB monotherapy, reduced IOP with beta-blockers Jun 13, 2023
AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight Jun 13, 2023
Lower Dementia Risk May Be Linked With Shingles Vaccine Unique randomization of 300,000 people in Wales suggests an association Jun 12, 2023
AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
Americans With Heart Disease Less Likely to Use Wearable Devices CVD patients may benefit from the devices, but use is lower than the general population Jun 09, 2023
Alzheimer's Drug Clears Major Hurdle Toward Full Approval But risks associated with anti-amyloid agent lecanemab still loom Jun 09, 2023
Dying With Dignity: A Look at the Advantages of the Medicare Hospice Benefit The program is both cost-effective and compassionate Jun 02, 2023
Second RSV Vaccine Lands Approval for Older Adults Abrysvo approved for adults 60 and up Jun 01, 2023
Benefits Found for Hand OA Drug Treatments In separate studies, one old standby and one newer biologic appeared helpful May 31, 2023
Myocardial Infarction Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline Steeper annual drops for those who had at least one heart attack May 30, 2023
Neurologic Events After COVID-19 Vaccines Assessed Study finds preexisting risk factors in all patients hospitalized for neurologic symptoms May 26, 2023
A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud The temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors May 21, 2023
Here, Exactly, Is How Age of Onset Affects Giant Cell Arteritis Disease characteristics, risk factors for complications differ between young and old May 17, 2023
Alzheimer's Progression Delayed by Rare Genetic Variant Finding challenges previous assumptions about disease May 15, 2023
Parkinson's Linked With Industrial Solvents in Drinking Water Exposure at age 20 led to 70% higher risk decades later, Camp Lejeune study shows May 15, 2023
Low-Dose Pilocarpine Improves Vision in Vehicle-Controlled Presbyopia Trials Twice as many patients had at least three lines of improvement in distance-corrected near vision May 10, 2023
Dementia Risk and Diet Investigated Analysis probes multiple studies about the MIND diet approach May 03, 2023
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Have Major Cardiovascular Benefits PDE5 inhibitors lowered risk of CHF, MI, overall mortality in men with ED and CVD Apr 30, 2023
Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training Apr 28, 2023
Stroke Prevalence Inches Upward in American Men Slight uptick in males since 1999, but other demographic groups remain stable Apr 24, 2023
Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial Apr 21, 2023
Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition Sensitive, simple test detects subtle deficit at its earliest stage Apr 19, 2023
FDA Staff Still Skeptical of Plastic Meniscus Replacement Advisory committee to consider novel product in Thursday meeting Apr 18, 2023
