COVID-19 Hospitalizations Tumble Among US Senior Citizens
COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths among them appear to have tumbled as well, evidence the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Hospitalizations Tumble Among US Senior Citizens
COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths among them appear to have tumbled as well, evidence the...
View ArticleHospital - Thousands of men to trial new home test kit for prostate cancer
Thousands of men worldwide are to receive a home test kit for prostate cancer - thanks to pioneering research from the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich...
View ArticleHospital - Lower education linked to higher mortality in patients with...
Lower education is associated with higher all-cause and cause-specific mortality, as well as a greater burden of cardiovascular diseases, in patients with osteoarthritis...
View ArticleHospital - Cataract surgery may worsen DME while improving visual acuity
Patients with actively treated diabetic macular edema who undergo cataract surgery may experience worsening DME that does not immediately affect best corrected visual...
View ArticleHospital - AMD type has no impact on timing of cataract surgery
Timing of cataract surgery did not affect outcomes among patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a study published in Acta Ophthalmologica. “Timing of...
View ArticleHospital - There's A Mysterious And Deadly Brain Disorder Affecting Dozens In...
In New Brunswick, a Canadian province, a concentrated cluster of people have been diagnosed with a mysterious illness. It's a disease that has infected 48 people in the Acadian...
View ArticleHospital - Study could serve as guidepost for developing new therapies for...
In a major breakthrough, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered how amyloid beta-the neurotoxin believed to be at the root of Alzheimer's disease -forms...
View ArticleHospital - Altered blood flow in the brain may cause symptoms of Parkinson's...
Patients who suffer from REM sleep behavior disorder have altered blood flow in the brain, which can lead to a lack of oxygen in the brain tissue. In the long term, this may...
View ArticleAverage COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
Title: Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000 Category: Health News Created: 6/3/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/4/2021 12:00:00 AM
View ArticleHospital - Doctors plead for authorities to reunite Tharnicaa with her family
A senior WA health bureaucrat has written to the federal government advocating for a four-year-old asylum seeker battling serious illnesses in a Perth hospital.
View ArticleHospital - Retinal biomarkers useful in detecting early AD abnormalities
Retinal biomarkers assisted with early detection of in vivo Alzheimer's disease abnormalities in adults, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. “The findings...
View ArticleHospital - First patient receives controversial Biogen Alzheimer's drug
A US hospital on Wednesday gave the first infusion of an expensive, controversial new Alzheimer's drug from Biogen.
View ArticleBest hospitals for prostate cancer treatment
Approximately two in ten men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their life. Prostate cancer develops more often in older men , about 5 cases out of 10 are diagnosed in...
View ArticleHospital - OCD increases risk for any dementia, Alzheimer's disease
Obsessive-compulsive disorder independently increased risk for subsequent dementia, including Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, according to results of a nationwide...
View ArticleHospital - Prostate Cancer Drug Improves COVID-19 Survival in Trial
An experimental prostate cancer drug improved the survival of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil in a clinical trial, researchers reported on medRxiv ahead of peer...
View ArticleHospital - A New Drug Is Providing Hope For Alzheimer's Patients
Alzheimer's runs in my family. Truth be told, I am terrified of getting it. I even have mild anxiety attacks when I forget something or a route to a store I've visited many...
View ArticleHospital - Doctors advise against off-label use of new Alzheimer's medicine...
A novel therapy recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with Alzheimer's disease amid considerable controversy should not be prescribed by...
View ArticleHospital - Effectiveness of Early Rehabilitation for Vertebral Compression...
Background and Purpose: Most patients become physically inactive after vertebral compression fracture and thus need help for early mobilization. This study sought to...
View ArticleHospital - Section of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test Cutoff Values for...
Background and Purpose: Hip fracture is a common injury in older adults, with a high proportion of hip fractures affecting women. After a hip fracture, the recovery of the...
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