Joint Framework Issued to Spur Diabetes Education, Support
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a joint position statement from seven leading...
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Geriatrics
Does Dual Medicare-Medicaid Eligibility Increase Readmissions?
Study suggests it does when using standard claims-based risk adjustment While dual Medicare and...
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CAC Score, Physical Activity May Help Predict Mortality in Seniors
MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Combining coronary artery calcium (CAC) score with...
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COVID-19 Mortality Higher for Those Not Taking Meds for Their HTN
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients with hypertension have increased...
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Antiepileptic Drugs May Up Death Risk in Patients With Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with a...
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Postoperative Lung Complications Common in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About half of patients with perioperative severe...
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May 2020 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in...
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Palliative Care Linked to Fewer Readmissions for Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients admitted with heart failure,...
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Only One in Four U.S. Hospitals With ICUs Have Tele-ICU Services
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In 2018, half of U.S. hospitals had the capacity...
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Early Informed Lung Cancer Patients Have Greater Survival Rates
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer patients who are given the...
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Age, Sex, History of Diabetes Predict Intubation in COVID-19
FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older age, male sex, and history of diabetes are...
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Global Practice Guidelines Issued by International Society of Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In International Society of Hypertension practice...
Read MoreHearing Loss Associated with Balance Issues
Mild hearing loss didn’t increase risk, but moderate or greater hearing loss—even if unilateral—did Hearing loss, even if only on one side, increases the risks for postural instability in older adults,...
Read MoreA Tale of Two Cohorts: One City, Similar Air Quality
Study finds more mixed results for association of air pollution and cognitive decline Air pollution was associated with lower baseline cognitive scores and more rapid cognitive decline in one northern Manhattan cohort but not...
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