Heart issues common with long COVID … Rise in respiratory ailments, pneumonia in China … Squatting breaks can refresh the mind … PT students run exercise group for people with Parkinson’s … AAFP...
New AFib guidelines center on prevention, aggressive treatment
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 01, 2023
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are two of the leading medical organizations that have developed new recommendations for managing and preventing atrial...
Report: More ‘conscientious’ people have lower dementia risk
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 01, 2023
A lot of factors go into a person’s dementia risk. According to a new report, an individual’s personality plays a role as well.
Strong thigh muscles tied to lower need for knee replacement, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 01, 2023
Here’s a reason to keep strength training: Maintaining strong thigh muscles may lower the risk of needing total knee replacement, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 1
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 01, 2023
Switching Parkinson’s treatments when they stop working may control symptoms … Methotrexate risky in older adults with CKD … Traumatic memories differ from sad ones in people with PTSD … Faster...
Diabetes raises risk of muscle, strength loss in older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
Diabetes significantly increases the risk of sarcopenic obesity (SO), which is when a person has excessive fat tissue and sarcopenia (loss of muscle and strength that comes with aging), according to a...
Older adults falls cost about $50B in medical costs a year, data shows
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
Taking a spill comes with a financial price tag that varies depending on what state you’re in, according to a new report published by Brooks Rehabilitation, a rehabilitation hospital in Florida.
About 25 percent of hospitalizations for two conditions are preventable, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
A new study finds that about one-fourth of hospitalizations for congestive heart failure or bacterial pneumonia could have been prevented.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Nov. 30
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
Coronary heart disease before age 45 may raise dementia risk … Verbal memory test can predict type of MCI … These migraine meds may work better than ibuprofen … Study highlights safety risks in virtual...
Blacks face more delays in Alzheimer’s diagnosis than whites, Hispanics, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 29, 2023
A new study highlights medical disparities that Black people face in regards to being diagnosed with cognitive impairments.