Sleeve Gastrectomy Gets Big Boost After Medicare Coverage Took Effect Geographic variations were observed, with the highest increase seen in New Jersey Aug 18, 2022
Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit Aug 18, 2022
Once the 'Disease of Kings,' Gout Now Reigns Through Poverty, Disparity National data outlines factors behind racial and sex-based disparities Aug 15, 2022
Patients With Head/Neck Cancer See Lower Stroke Risk With Initial Surgery Enough reason to prefer the scalpel to definitive radiotherapy? Aug 12, 2022
More Hip Fractures Seen in Women With This Diet Study compared vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat eaters Aug 11, 2022
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors Trial shows no higher risk for complications with alternative agent Aug 10, 2022
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke Trial disappoints, but another hints at benefit for tirofiban in this stroke population Aug 09, 2022
Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds Aug 08, 2022
Persistent Olfactory Loss After COVID Predicts Cognitive Impairment Loss of smell a better predictor than severity of infection among older adults Aug 07, 2022
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
No Worsening Cardiac Dysfunction in Long COVID Other harms likely contribute to dyspnea, HF after COVID-19 hospitalization Aug 05, 2022
Black, Hispanic Dementia Patients Less Likely to Choose Hospice at End of Life These groups also incur more inpatient costs compared with white patients Aug 05, 2022
Alzheimer's Researchers Delve Into Data From Failed Crenezumab Trial Anti-amyloid agent missed primary endpoints, though small numeric differences favored the drug Aug 05, 2022
Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women Consistency in limited results, but better-quality data needed to confirm benefit Aug 04, 2022
Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Not Ready for Primary Care But some biomarkers may revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis in the future Aug 04, 2022
Hospitals Will Still Have to Share Safety Data Publicly CMS will publish scorecard of avoidable patient harm after all Aug 04, 2022
Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline Trial shows promise for people with mild cognitive impairment Aug 03, 2022
Two Strikes and Monoclonal Antibodies Are Out for Early Parkinson's? Failure of two agents in two phase II trials could spell the end for one avenue of treatment Aug 03, 2022
Racism Experiences Tied to Worse Cognition Links between racism and memory seen in both midlife and old age Aug 03, 2022
ICU Stay Doubles Dementia Risk Higher risks of both Alzheimer's and all-type dementia seen Aug 02, 2022
Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades Worsening racial disparities are also projected Aug 01, 2022
Biomarkers Show Who Faces Near-Term Cognitive Decline Consistent findings emerge in four groups of cognitively normal adults Aug 01, 2022
Does Spinal Fusion Reduce Revision Surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Revision surgery rates similar between those who underwent decompression with and without fusion Jul 27, 2022
Dementia Risk Climbs With Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods Swapping out ultra-processed for unprocessed or minimally processed foods can lower risk sharply Jul 27, 2022
Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
Doctored Images, Fake Data, Plagiarism: Scandals Rock Alzheimer's, Cancer Research This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 27, 2022
Urinary Incontinence a Significant Burden in Long-Term Care Facilities Over half of nursing directors surveyed said managing incontinence contributes to CNA turnover Jul 22, 2022
Physical Exercise Tied to Greater Cognitive Reserve in Women Both men and women see benefit from mentally stimulating activities Jul 22, 2022
Does Additional MRI Help CT-Diagnosed Stroke Patients? Investigators acknowledge MRI's value in various circumstances Jul 21, 2022
Brolucizumab Prevails in Treat-and-Extend Trial of Anti-VEGF Therapy for Eye Disease Longer treatment-free interval with similar vision outcomes versus aflibercept in neovascular AMD Jul 19, 2022
Pharmacologic Interventions for Insomnia Effective but Flawed More long-term data on efficacy and safety needed Jul 19, 2022
Fluid Therapy Showdown in Cardiac Surgery Disfavors Albumin Major adverse events not reduced, and some complications increased Jul 19, 2022
Sacral Neuromodulation Promising in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Dysfunction Refractory disease corrected, at least for the short term, in selected neurologic patients Jul 15, 2022
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reduced treatment burden, durable therapeutic effects with aflibercept-expressing construct Jul 15, 2022
'Senolytic' Therapy Shows Promise in Neovascular Eye Disease Clearing out dying cells, approach has implications far beyond ophthalmology Jul 14, 2022
Voice Recordings Spot Cognitive Impairment Machine-learning model discerns normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia Jul 13, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice Jul 06, 2022
Hypothyroidism May Predict Dementia in Golden Years Association wasn't seen before age 65, nor with hyperthyroidism Jul 06, 2022
