Study: Osteoarthritis may double risk of severe chronic conditions
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Osteoarthritis may more than double the risk for severe chronic conditions, according to a study published Tuesday in RMD Open.
Social determinants of health in older adults with multiple conditions tied to ER visits: study
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 26, 2024
Certain social determinants of health are linked to emergency department visits in older adults who have two or more chronic conditions, a new study finds. The authors called for interventions to affect...
High-need Medicare users opt for traditional plans
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 10, 2024
People with higher medical needs were more likely to be in traditional Medicare non-accountable care organizations (ACOs) than in Medicare Advantage in 2019. The number of people enrolling in Medicare...
Starting Medicare not linked to major increases in chronic condition diagnoses
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 09, 2024
Receiving Medicare coverage at age 65 years gives more people access to care, but it doesn’t necessarily help more people receive diagnoses for chronic diseases when they age into the program, according...
Many older adults with chronic conditions engaged in hazardous drinking at pandemic’s onset: study
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2023
Nearly half of older adults with chronic conditions reported they engaged in hazardous drinking during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Pharmacy benefits manager to begin air-dropping prescriptions
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Feb 07, 2022
Magellan RX Management, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), in partnership with Zipline, a drone technology provider, will start air-dropping prescriptions, including specialty medications used to treat...
Reading clinic visit notes benefits older adults
Aug 26, 2021
Older adults with chronic conditions report reading notes helped them to remember their care plan, medications
CBT is ‘highly effective’ for chronic insomnia in the oldest adults, new study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
Despite the medical complexity and advanced age of study participants, cognitive behavioral therapy reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep efficacy, and decreased the time it took to fall asleep, geriatrician-researchers...
These factors predict residents’ emergency care outcomes, palliative experts find
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 23, 2021
A study that followed residents through all stages of emergency department transfers and care has found that certain comorbidities and levels of stress can predict subsequent recovery from symptoms.
2021 and writing your COVID-19 elegy
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 11, 2021
If you are an avid reader, or even if you are not, you have likely heard of “Hillbilly Elegy.” The book was written by J.D. Vance and has subsequently been turned into a movie on Netflix ripe with...