Alzheimer's Drug Clears Major Hurdle Toward Full Approval But risks associated with anti-amyloid agent lecanemab still loom Jun 09, 2023
Dying With Dignity: A Look at the Advantages of the Medicare Hospice Benefit The program is both cost-effective and compassionate Jun 02, 2023
Second RSV Vaccine Lands Approval for Older Adults Abrysvo approved for adults 60 and up Jun 01, 2023
Benefits Found for Hand OA Drug Treatments In separate studies, one old standby and one newer biologic appeared helpful May 31, 2023
Myocardial Infarction Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline Steeper annual drops for those who had at least one heart attack May 30, 2023
Neurologic Events After COVID-19 Vaccines Assessed Study finds preexisting risk factors in all patients hospitalized for neurologic symptoms May 26, 2023
A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud The temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors May 21, 2023
Here, Exactly, Is How Age of Onset Affects Giant Cell Arteritis Disease characteristics, risk factors for complications differ between young and old May 17, 2023
Alzheimer's Progression Delayed by Rare Genetic Variant Finding challenges previous assumptions about disease May 15, 2023
Parkinson's Linked With Industrial Solvents in Drinking Water Exposure at age 20 led to 70% higher risk decades later, Camp Lejeune study shows May 15, 2023
Low-Dose Pilocarpine Improves Vision in Vehicle-Controlled Presbyopia Trials Twice as many patients had at least three lines of improvement in distance-corrected near vision May 10, 2023
Dementia Risk and Diet Investigated Analysis probes multiple studies about the MIND diet approach May 03, 2023
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Have Major Cardiovascular Benefits PDE5 inhibitors lowered risk of CHF, MI, overall mortality in men with ED and CVD Apr 30, 2023
Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training Apr 28, 2023
Stroke Prevalence Inches Upward in American Men Slight uptick in males since 1999, but other demographic groups remain stable Apr 24, 2023
Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial Apr 21, 2023
Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition Sensitive, simple test detects subtle deficit at its earliest stage Apr 19, 2023
FDA Staff Still Skeptical of Plastic Meniscus Replacement Advisory committee to consider novel product in Thursday meeting Apr 18, 2023
'Relaxed' A1c OK for Mitigating Dementia Risk in Older Diabetes Patients Keeping most readings under 9% avoided elevated dementia risk Apr 17, 2023
Aging Mechanisms Tied to Giant Cell Arteritis Small study may help explain how some GCA drugs actually work Apr 17, 2023
Renal Function Safe With Pegloticase-MTX Combo for Gout Analysis looked at patients with stage 1-3 CKD from the MIRROR trial Apr 14, 2023
Parkinson's Biomarker Shows High Accuracy Assay identifies hallmark protein and could help diagnose people earlier Apr 12, 2023
Older Men Still Overscreened for Prostate Cancer, Survey Says PSA screening rates over 50% for men 70 and up, despite USPSTF recommendations against it Apr 11, 2023
Surgery No Help for the Kidneys in Older Folks With Primary Hyperparathyroidism But those under 60 saw a significant benefit with parathyroidectomy Apr 10, 2023
Does Your 80-Year-Old Patient Really Need That Colonoscopy? Physicians often ignore life expectancy in screening decisions, study finds Apr 04, 2023
Brains Shrink With Anti-Amyloid Alzheimer's Drugs Treatments accelerate brain atrophy, but reasons why remain a mystery Mar 31, 2023
WHO Booster Update: Here's What They Got Right and Wrong The organization placed due emphasis on vulnerable groups Mar 30, 2023
FDA: Watch for Joint Replacement Device Failure After Exactech Recall Revision surgery only recommended for patients with pain Mar 23, 2023
Verbal Skills Better Among Well-Supported Seniors With Depression Another study highlights importance of social support in golden years Mar 21, 2023
Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Payments Threefold rate for giving hyaluronic acid shots among those paid more than $100 Mar 20, 2023
Post-Op Delirium Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline Cognitive trajectory showed consistent pattern for most of 6-year follow-up Mar 20, 2023
Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report Mar 16, 2023
Take Risk Into Account Before Repeat Surveillance Colonoscopy, Study Says 58% of seniors with limited life expectancy, no significant findings invited for another round Mar 14, 2023
Autopsies Show Relationship Between Alzheimer's Pathology and Diet in Older Adults Green leafy vegetable intake inversely correlated with pathology in postmortem brain tissue Mar 08, 2023
Incident Cognitive Impairment Tied to Stress More than one in five older adults report high levels of perceived stress Mar 07, 2023
After Severe COVID, Cognitive Trajectories Go One of Three Ways Cognitive impairment persisted for 1 year in some patients age 50 and older Mar 06, 2023
Adding Abilify Eased Tough-to-Treat Depression in Seniors Augmenting antidepressants with aripiprazole significantly better than switching to bupropion Mar 03, 2023
Second RSV Vaccine for Older Adults Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Advisors VRBPAC unanimously endorses efficacy of GSK's protein fusion vaccine, not quite as sold on safety Mar 01, 2023
Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements But large observational study has significant limitations Mar 01, 2023
