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VTE Risk After Joint Replacement: Does Anticoagulant Choice Matter?

Large claims-based study provides some answers

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Methotrexate Tied to Greater Risks for Older Patients With CKD

FDA should consider warning labels based on study results, researchers argue

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Cognitive Scores Improve With Personal Coaching

Trial shows better outcomes for people at high dementia risk

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Alzheimer's Drug Trials Should Report Effect Sizes, Researchers Say

How effective are anti-amyloid treatments?

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Proteins Predict Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Subclinical health indicators tied to markers of Alzheimer's and neurodegeneration

Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events

Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs

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Hippocampal Atrophy Might Not Signal Alzheimer's Disease

Measuring tau and hippocampus in addition to amyloid may improve Alzheimer's diagnosis

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Parkinson's Patients Have Higher Suicide Risk

About 1 in 5 harbored suicidal thoughts

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Consequences of Oral Anticoagulant Choice Magnified in the Frail

Better outcomes seen for older adults with apixaban in Medicare data

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MIND Diet in Midlife Tied to Higher Subcortical Brain Region Volumes

Relationships appear to hold regardless of Alzheimer's genes

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Seek and Ye Shall Find Afib in Stroke Survivors

Neuro-cardiac collaboration can make a big difference post-stroke

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Advanced Parkinson's Patient Regains Ability to Walk Confidently

Spinal implant nearly eliminates freezing of gait

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Pharmacist Prescribing for BP Control Makes Economic Sense

Clinical benefits of pharmacist-prescribed antihypertensives known for years

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Dementia Risk Rises When Deep Sleep Falls

Longitudinal study points to relationship in older adults over 12-year follow-up

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Personalized Intervention Helps CRC Screening Decisions for Older Adults

Patients receiving intervention were less likely to undergo screening if benefits were low

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It's Never Too Soon to Start End-of-Life Conversations

Patients can make their preferences known away from the pressures of acute illness

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Subcutaneous Alzheimer's Drug May Be on the Horizon

Investigational version of lecanemab shows promise, but questions about safety persist

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Another Study Highlights Metformin's Dementia Protection Properties

Association appeared irrespective of HbA1c level

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Endoscopy Still an Option for Some 90-Year-Olds With GI Bleeds

But conservative management used in most cases

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NPs No More Likely Than Physicians to Prescribe Inappropriately to Older Adults

Mean rates of inappropriate prescribing by NPs, primary care doctors were "virtually identical"

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Want to Reduce Knee OA Risk? Weight Work May Help

History of strength training tied to reduced incidence later in life

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Should Older Prostate Cancer Patients Jump Off the Active Surveillance Train?

It's time for clear guidelines

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Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests

Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay

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CDC: Arthritis Is Massive Public Health Problem

One in five adults, nearly half of seniors diagnosed with joint diseases

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Demand for Anti-VEGF Injections for Retinal Diseases Expected to Surge

Danish researchers forecast 50% growth in next 5 years, driven by aging population

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Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients

A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care

Low Relapse Rates With Twice-Yearly Schizophrenia Treatment

Every-6-month dosing of paliperidone palmitate was effective and safe up to 3 years

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Loneliness Tied to Subsequent Parkinson's Risk

Findings support Surgeon General's recent call to improve social connection

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Humans Stacked Up Like So Much Cordwood

The growing need for nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals

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Preventing Biden's Stumbles; Bruce Willis Aware of His Dementia? ABIM Prez to Retire

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Postmenopausal Fracture Risk for SGLT2 Inhibitors Similar to Other Diabetes Drugs

Lower risk compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, and聽similar risk versus GLP-1 receptor agonists

New Schizophrenia Treatments Are Coming: Don't Panic

Be prepared and be open-minded, says Peter Weiden

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Primary Prevention Benefits of Lowering LDL Also Apply to the Elderly

No attenuation of vascular risk reduction between younger and older statin users

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Loneliness Needs to Be Treated Like Any Other Health Condition, Researcher Suggests

Both primary and secondary prevention are essential; can include virtual and in-person solutions

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Blood, CSF Marker Detects Parkinsonian Disorders

Enzyme also identified preclinical Lewy body disease

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Many Medicare Patients Travel 50-Plus Miles for Neurology Visits

Telemedicine can improve access to care, researchers argue

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Dementia Risk Tied to Sedentary Lifestyle

Ten hours or more a day of sedentary behavior raised risk of incident dementia

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PCPs Often First Stop for Managing Newly Diagnosed Depression

First-year care trajectories looked different than those seeing psychiatrists

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When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Docs and Nurses Talk More About Heat?

"This is not your grandmother's heat," says policy expert

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Twin Study Ties Cognitive Decline With Earlier Traumatic Brain Injuries

Twins with TBI at age 25 or older had sharper drops in cognition as they aged

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