Patient Engagement May Not Drive Return to In-Person Visits
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patient engagement strategies appear to yield few...
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Geriatrics
Tool Estimates Mortality Risk for Seniors Using Home Care
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new mortality risk prediction tool can help...
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Two-Dose Novavax Vaccine Protects Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A two-dose regimen of the NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax)...
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Biden Administration Pushes Forward With Law on Surprise Medical Bills
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a rare show of bipartisanship on health care, the...
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Hearing Impairment Tied to Poorer Physical Function
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hearing impairment is associated with significantly...
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Drop Seen in Physician Work Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physicians’ working hours and full-time...
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Prediction Model for Brain Age May Help Detect Cognitive Decline
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment...
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COVID-19 Falls From America’s No. 1 Killer to No. 7 by June
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A steep rise in vaccination rates has dropped...
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Changes in Movement May Indicate Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Changes in daytime movement may be present in women...
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Very Elderly Can Benefit From Brain Tumor Surgery
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Surgical treatment of intracranial meningioma (IM)...
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One-Third of Elderly Caregivers From Gray Market
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Gray market care represents a substantial...
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33 Million Persons of All Ages Uninsured in 2019
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In 2019, 33.0 million (10.2 percent) persons of...
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Rehospitalization in Dementia Patients Tied to Nurse Continuity
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When there is consistency of nursing staff for home...
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Hearing Loss Associated with Decline in Physical Function
Cohort study finds worse hearing impairment leads to greater functional decline As hearing goes,...
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Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Missed by More Than 10 Percent of Americans
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than one in 10 Americans have missed their...
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Lilly to Seek FDA Approval for New Drug for Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fresh on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Risk for Dementia Diagnosis Up for Seniors With Schizophrenia
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with schizophrenia have an increased...
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Hospital Factors Tied to Greater COVID-19 Mortality in Blacks
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Higher mortality among Black patients...
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2018 to 2020 Saw Large Decrease in Life Expectancy in United States
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The decrease in life expectancy seen between 2018...
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Sotagliflozin Ups Days Alive, Out of Hospital in T2DM, Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes with worsening...
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