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Cardiovascular hospitalization increases after sepsis hospitalization

Feb 01, 2023

After hospitalization with sepsis, it may be advisable to implement closely supervised cardiovascular prevention therapies, investigators say.

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations on the rise

Dec 29, 2022

Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients

Mindfulness-based stress reduction safe, effective for anxiety disorders

Nov 10, 2022

In a randomized study, mindfulness-based stress reduction was found to be noninferior to Lexapro (escitalopram).

SNAP use linked to slower decline in memory for older adults

Nov 10, 2022

SNAP users had about two fewer years of cognitive aging than nonusers during a 10-year period, investigators report.

Brain bleeds up in patients with COVID treated for ischemic stroke

Nov 10, 2022

Ischemic stroke patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of intracranial bleeding and worse clinical outcomes after revascularization treatment than similar patients without COVID-19, researchers report.

BMI declines seen seven years before cognitive impairment diagnosis

Nov 02, 2022

Significantly lower body mass index (BMI) occurs beginning approximately seven years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Untreated depression may increase later dementia risk

Oct 28, 2022

Symptomatic depression is associated with a 51% increased risk of dementia, according to a study published in Biological Psychiatry.

Omicron BA.2 subvariant tied to less severe illness than delta, original omicron

Oct 28, 2022

Mortality rates are lower for omicron BA.2 than for delta variant and early omicron, investigators report.

Cardiovascular events risk in COVID is highest for hospitalized individuals

Oct 27, 2022

The risk for adverse cardiovascular events in COVID-19 is “almost entirely confined” to hospitalized patients and is highest in the first 30 days after infection, researchers report.

Weight loss in early Parkinson’s linked to cognitive decline

Oct 20, 2022

Patients who lose weight within a year of their Parkinson’s diagnosis have a significantly faster decline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores, investigators report.

New model predicts five-year Alzheimer dementia risk

Oct 12, 2022

Model includes demographic information, brain imaging test results, and genetic biomarkers

Functional stroke recovery varies by age, sex and stroke type

Oct 12, 2022

Associations were seen between time after stroke and age, stroke severity, and stroke type in functional assessment outcomes, investigators report.

Oxygen delivery device-related pressure injuries can be prevented

Oct 07, 2022

Use of new oxygen delivery devices, education of health care staff, patient feedback key to preventing pressure injuries

Glucose-lowering meds compared for use with metformin in T2DM

Oct 03, 2022

Glargine, liraglutide modestly more effective for target glycated hemoglobin levels; microvascular outcomes do not differ materially

CDC says universal masking can be dropped in some nursing homes, hospitals

Sep 26, 2022

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation for nursing homes and hospitals, unless those healthcare institutions are in areas seeing high levels…

Sleep problems tied to later cognitive decline, dementia

Sep 26, 2022

Long time in bed (TIB) and early sleep timing are associated with an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Daily multivitamin may protect against cognitive decline in older adults

Sep 21, 2022

No benefit seen for cocoa extract supplementation versus placebo

CVD risk factors similar for men, women

Sep 21, 2022

Diet more strongly linked to CVD risk in women; high non-HDL cholesterol, depression symptoms more strongly linked in men

Telemedicine, in-person visits show high diagnostic concordance

Sep 12, 2022

In nearly 87% of cases, provisional diagnosis established over video telemedicine visits were concordant with the in-person reference standard diagnoses, a new study finds.

Poor periodontal health linked to cognitive decline, dementia

Sep 08, 2022

Poor periodontal health and tooth loss are associated with increased risks for cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new review.