Younger set of older adults willing to de-intensify diabetes treatment when recommended, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 14, 2024
Even though clinical guidelines encourage some older adults to de-intensify diabetes treatment if they’ve had the condition longer, some patients aren’t willing to take less medication, a study finds.
Anti-inflammatory drug didn’t lower risk for frailty, report shows
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 16, 2023
A new study finds that the anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab (Ilaris) didn’t lower the risk of frailty in people with atherosclerosis.
Report: 1 in 5 will rebound after Paxlovid, but it still works
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 14, 2023
One in five people who take nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) get COVID-19 again after the drug clears them of it, according to a new study.
Lower anticoagulant dose means less bleeding in older residents with NVAF, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
A new study finds that there was a higher rate of bleeding and not much of a difference in the efficacy when nursing home residents took standard doses of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared to...
COVID-19 antivirals may slightly lower long COVID risk
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
Even though it may be more pricey for some people to get Paxlovid soon, a new study finds that taking it is linked to a small reduction in long COVID. The same is true for Lagevrio, the other oral drug...
Stopping metformin is linked to dementia, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Opens shows that stopping metformin is linked with increased dementia incidence.
Prostate cancer drug combo shrinks tumors, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 23, 2023
A combination of two medications can block the messages that cancer uses to hijack white blood cells in people who have treatment-resistant prostate cancer. The drugs shrank tumors or stopped their growth,...
Hypertension drug does not pose health risks, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Oct 13, 2023
New research suggests that a drug commonly used to treat hypertension is not dangerous, despite the concerns of some clinicians and researchers about potential health risks.
Two Janssen workers push back on anticoagulant recommendation updates
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 27, 2023
Many older adults take anticoagulants to manage a variety of conditions. But new guidance on how to use them has caused some controversy because it changed some wording. It said certain medications should...
Study: Antipsychotic, psychoactive drug use drops in older adults post-surgery in hospital settings
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 11, 2023
Use of antipsychotic and psychoactive drugs following surgery generally fell in various settings among those experiencing postoperative delirium, according to a study published in the Journal of the American...