Semaglutide helps in obesity-related heart failure, type 2 diabetes
Apr 09, 2024
Semaglutide leads to larger reductions in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations among patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and type 2 diabetes,...
CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period
Mar 01, 2024
New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
Poll: Only half of older adults have heard of new RSV vaccine
Aug 28, 2023
About half of older adults (52%) have heard of the new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging released online on Aug. 22.
Anemia risk 20 percent higher for seniors taking low-dose aspirin: study
Jun 21, 2023
For older adults, low-dose aspirin is associated with increased incident anemia and a decrease in ferritin when compared with placebo, researchers report.
Hospitalizations involving fungal infections up during COVID-19
Jun 20, 2023
During 2020 to 2021, patients hospitalized with COVID-19-associated fungal infections had higher length of stay, ICU admission and in-hospital mortality, researchers report.
Supervised walking program benefits veterans admitted to hospital
Jun 09, 2023
Odds were lower for discharge to a skilled nursing facility, but no difference was seen in length of stay or in the likelihood of falls, investigators report.
Subclinical CVD linked to increased risk for mortality in diabetes
Jun 06, 2023
For adults with diabetes, subclinical cardiovascular disease is associated with an increased risk for all-cause and CVD mortality, a study from Johns Hopkins University has found.
Physical activity level inversely linked to Parkinson’s disease in women, study finds
May 19, 2023
The findings support the creation of exercise programs to help lower women’s risk of Parkinson’s disease, investigators say.
Physicians only recognize 1 in 5 cases of unintentional weight loss
May 17, 2023
The problem is more likely to be recognized in older patients, where it is most common, researchers say. Frequent diagnostic practices also were reported.
USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography from ages 40 to 74
May 10, 2023
New draft recommendations advocate starting biennial mammographies at age 40. Evidence said to be insufficient for screenings in women aged 75 years and older.