Hospital - Common Causes of Falls in Seniors
One of the biggest causes of disability and hospital admissions amongst seniors is a result of falls. Some might assume that falling is a natural part of aging and will do...
View ArticleHospital - Novel drug for preventing Alzheimer's disease found to be safe and...
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a new drug that could prevent Alzheimer's disease by...
View ArticleHospital - ADVERTORIAL: Meet the surgeons in Cardiff who are helping cataract...
Despite the pandemic, cataract and glaucoma patients can still visit Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay Hospital
View ArticleHospital - Opioid use among patients with knee osteoarthritis costs US...
The societal cost of total lifetime opioid use in patients with knee osteoarthritis is approximately $14 billion, nearly half of which is due to lost work productivity...
View ArticleHospital - National and State Reports Recommend Improvements to Long-Term...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the deep existing flaws in the long-term care system and elevated opportunities to better support healthcare workers, improve care, and...
View ArticleHospital - Outpatient cataract surgery with laminar air flow safe, efficient...
At a district general hospital in the United Kingdom, an efficient and safe outpatient cataract surgery service was developed to prevent transmission of COVID-19, leading to...
View ArticleHospital - Addressing health disparities: A conversation with Ambrish Mithal,...
Founder of India's first bone density and osteoporosis service, Ambrish Mithal, MD, DM, played a key role in establishing osteoporosis as a serious national health...
View ArticleHospital - Denosumab increasingly prescribed in osteoporosis treatment
The use of denosumab to treat osteoporosis has increased rapidly since its FDA approval in 2010, and it is now the second most used medication after alendronate, according to...
View ArticleHospital - Re: The impact of COVID-19 on medical electives in plastic surgery...
In this response to ‘The impact of COVID-19 on medical electives in plastic surgery - A medical students' perspective' by U. Singh, I highlight the invaluable learning...
View ArticleTrajectories and Predictors of Functional Capacity Decline in Older Adults...
Background and Purpose: Older adults face increased risk of loss of functional capacity both before and during hospitalization, so identifying older adults at risk for loss in...
View ArticleFrailty and Function in Heart Failure: Predictors of 30-Day Hospital...
Background and Purpose: Although there have been decreases noted in 30-day readmission rates for persons with heart failure since enactment of the Hospital Readmissions...
View ArticleHospital - Research on mysterious gene may lead to new treatments for...
More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene linked to young-onset Parkinson's disease, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa may have...
View ArticleHospitals, Senior Care Systems Start to Require COVID Vax for Workers
Managers and all new employees at Houston Methodist are required to get a COVID-19 vaccine, making the Texas hospital system among the first healthcare entities to mandate...
View ArticleHospital - Healthy lifestyle may help prevent lethal prostate cancer among...
Men with a high genetic risk for prostate cancer had a lower likelihood of developing lethal disease if they adhered to a healthy lifestyle, according to data presented at the...
View Article4 Benefits Of Having A Hospital Bed Installed In Your Home
HealthStatus 4 Benefits Of Having A Hospital Bed Installed In Your Home According to studies conducted by Sleep Medicine Clinics, approximately 50% of senior adults say that...
View ArticleHospital - Report reveals geographic, racial disparities in fracture rates...
A report from the National Osteoporosis Foundation details fracture rates for all 50 U.S. states and highlights ethnic and racial disparities among Medicare beneficiaries for...
View ArticleHospital - Retinal detachment may occur early after pediatric cataract surgery
Retinal detachment may occur more frequently and earlier in pediatric patients after cataract surgery than previously reported, according to a study at the virtual American...
View ArticleHospital - How Often Do Nonconsensual Pelvic Exams Happen? Too F*cking Often
Have you had gynecological surgery at a teaching hospital? If you have, it's possible that students - not residents, students - performed a pelvic or prostate exam on you...
View ArticleHospital - Adenovirus type 4 infections tripled among civilians in last decade
Adenovirus type 4 infections among civilians have tripled in the last decade worldwide, according to study results published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Kristen K...
View ArticleCOVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens
COVID-19 hospitalizations are plunging among older Americans
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