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.