Hip fracture surgery extended life in people with dementia, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
May 30, 2024
People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 15
By
Kristen Fischer
May 14, 2024
Study: Target anxiety to help people with Parkinson’s walk better … Menstruating earlier in life lowers dementia risk, study finds … Study: Researchers spot problem blood cells that cause clotting,...
Death rates higher in emergency spine surgery compared to hip operations, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 28, 2024
The rates of death after emergency spine fracture surgery in older adults are high, but how do they compare to emergency surgeries for other common fractures in older adults, such as hip fractures? Death...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 1
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 01, 2024
Collecting cerebrospinal fluid correctly can affect Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis … Abnormal proteins tied to ALS, dementia … People on respiratory support in rural clinics have higher death rates...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 30
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
Study urges experts to rethink KTP as Parkinson’s treatment … Food insecurity linked to higher risk for early death, shorter life expectancy … Models could make geriatric pre-surgery standards a...
Report points out patient quality-of-life challenges following hip fracture surgeries
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
Hip fracture surgery results in challenges in mobility and self-care, and interrupts an individual’s usual activity in older adults more compared to younger people, according to a study published on...
Study: Joint surgery not linked to excess memory decline
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 10, 2024
Older adults commonly have a decline in how they perform on neuropsychological tests after a total joint arthroplasty like a hip or knee surgery. A new study found that people who undergo the operations...
Noncardiac surgeries don’t raise dementia risk, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 09, 2024
Elective surgeries aren’t associated with a higher rate of dementia among older adults, according to a new study published Jan. 2 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Study: Fusing palliative care into cancer surgery prep increases advance directives
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 08, 2023
When doctors integrate palliative care into presurgical planning, more people who went in for cancer-related surgery were able to put advanced directives in place.
How many steps a day are linked to lower risk of post-op complications? Try 7,500
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 23, 2023
New research finds that people who took 7,500 steps a day before surgery can lower their risk for post-surgical complications.