Pandemic changed at which healthcare settings people die, new study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 11, 2024
A new report examining changes in end-of-life care and places of death in the time of COVID-19 found an interesting trend. There was a decrease in people dying in hospitals from non-COVID-19-related causes...
Death anxiety impairs self-esteem, quality of life in older adults with chronic diseases
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 04, 2024
No surprise here: A new study that shows anxiety about dying can affect self-esteem and quality of life among people with chronic diseases. The authors said they’d like to see more interventions to bolster...
Report: Deaths among older adults from malnutrition in US jumped from 2013 to 2020
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
People 85 and up are disproportionately affected by malnutrition that can lead to death, a new study finds. The report showed that malnutrition in people over 65 fell between 1999 and 2006, plateaued until...
Study: Frailty linked to death, but risk may vary depending on where one lives
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 11, 2023
Frailty can affect mortality, but the level of risk depends on where you live, according to a new study.
Alzheimer’s drug plus clot buster caused brain hemorrhage death: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2023
A clot-busting drug administered during a stroke helped lead to the death of a patient taking the experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, a peer-reviewed autopsy analysis has revealed.
Paxlovid doesn’t cut hospitalization, death in ‘standard-risk’ patients, Pfizer says
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 16, 2022
The oral antiviral pill Paxlovid does not significantly reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 in patients at “standard risk” of poor outcomes, the drug’s maker reports.
In a death-phobic nation, long-term care embraces the ultimate privilege
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 21, 2022
Some in long-term care wake up thinking of pay cuts, business survival or reform. Me? I awoke this morning thinking about cremation.
Fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine renews protection against omicron in seniors, investigators find
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2022
A fourth dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine cuts the risk of infection and severe illness in older adults when compared to a third dose given months earlier, a new study from Israel finds.
Seniors’ misconceptions about advanced cancer may reduce use of hospice services: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2022
Older adults with advanced cancer often misjudge the time they have left to live. This may increase their chances for unnecessary hospitalization and likelihood to neglect hospice care, investigators say.
Mortality risk increased for MS patients soon after CRC diagnosis
Sep 16, 2021
Associations between MS and all-cause, cancer-specific death partially attenuated after adjustment for disability status