Left Ventricular Assist Devices Aid Survival, Quality of Life in Elderly
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Elderly heart failure patients gain...
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COPD Exacerbations Up After Ambient Temperature Increase
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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Biden Issues Tough New Vaccine Mandates Affecting Millions of U.S. Workers
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an assertive offensive against a resurgent...
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Only One in Five Older, Sick Adults Have a DNR Order at Admission
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older patients with multimorbidity need the...
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Federal Data Understated COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in Nursing Homes
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Federal National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)...
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Chronic Kidney Disease May Be Overestimated in the Elderly
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Current chronic kidney disease (CKD) definitions...
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Women, Minority Groups Still Lagging in Clinical Faculty Positions
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. clinical...
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Number of Homebound Older Adults Up in 2020
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In 2020, the proportion of community-dwelling,...
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Family Availability Impacts Formal, Informal Dementia Care
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For adults with dementia and disability, the...
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New Symptoms, Disability Linger One Month After COVID-19 Discharge
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. patients who survive COVID-19 still...
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Rehospitalization Increased With Delayed Home Health Care in Diabetes
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes,...
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More Than One in 10 Elderly Adults Experience Mistreatment
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Elder mistreatment is a common problem, with...
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Health Care Disproportionately Spent on White Americans
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Differences in health care utilization across...
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Interim Data Show No Increase in Serious Outcomes Post-COVID-19 Vaccination
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of selected serious outcomes is not...
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Journal Editors Call for Action to Curb Rising Global Temperatures
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an editorial, published simultaneously in 233...
Read MoreFailing at Falls Prevention: Home Hazard Removal Did Not Reduce Risk
Days to first fall, QoL were unchanged, but intervention reduced rate of falls by nearly 40% A fall prevention intervention instituted in St. Louis, Missouri, failed to reduce fall hazard among community-dwelling older adults,...
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Home Hazard Removal Program Cuts Rate of Falls Among Elderly
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A brief home hazard removal program does not reduce...
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Vaccines’ Power Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Fades in Elderly
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The ability of COVID-19 vaccines to protect adults...
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Screening Seniors for A-Fib Reduces Risk for Adverse Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Screening for atrial fibrillation offers a small...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Up for Racial, Ethnic Minority HCWs
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Before authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine,...
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