Medicare Advantage Provides Lower Quality End-Of-Life Care Than Medicare
Accountability needed with Medicare Advantage’s rapid growth Family and friends of people...
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Geriatrics
U.S. Deaths Up 20 Percent From March Through July 2020
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The number of expected U.S. deaths increased...
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Certain HTN Meds May Cut Deaths From Influenza, Pneumonia
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Current angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor...
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AACR Reports Racial-, Ethnicity-Based Cancer Health Disparities
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There are considerable racial- and ethnicity-based...
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Survey: About 3 in 4 U.S. Adults Likely to Get Flu Shot This Season
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has created urgency around...
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Exercise and the Elderly: Is HIIT the Best Regimen?
HIIT slightly lowered all-cause mortality when compared with moderate-intensity training Previous...
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Barriers to Behavioral Health Services Exist for Seniors with Mental Illness, Even with Lower Co-Pays
Nonfinancial barriers could be contributing to the problem; new care models recommended Behavioral...
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Factors Associated With Suicide in Leukemia Identified
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Male sex, older age at diagnosis, White race, and...
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Exercise Intensity Seems Not to Impact Mortality Levels
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Combined moderate- and high-intensity training has...
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Type of Anesthesia Not Linked to Dementia Risk in Older Adults
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Elective surgery using general anesthesia (GA) is...
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T2DM Links to Risk for Dementia Differ by Type, Glycemic Control
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more likely...
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Lifetime Prevalence of Suicide Ideation 17.4 Percent Among Doctors
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation (SI)...
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Some Patients Have Increase in Cardiac Events With Azithromycin
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients using QT-prolonging drugs have an...
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Poll: Medication Management Lacking in Older Adults
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The majority of older adults who take multiple...
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Many Older Gun Owners Fail to Consider Future Ownership Transfer
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Half of older gun owners have a plan for...
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Routine Preop Stress Testing Down in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2006 to 2017, the frequency of preoperative...
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Hydroxychloroquine Not Beneficial for SARS-CoV-2 Preexposure Prophylaxis
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hydroxychloroquine administered for eight weeks as...
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Dentists’ Rx for Opioids Pose Danger for Drug Interactions
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Opioids prescribed by dentists may pose a threat for...
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Adjuvant Radiotherapy No Better for Localized Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adjuvant radiotherapy does not improve event-free...
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Daily Aspirin May Up Growth, Spread of Cancers in Older Adults
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A daily, low dose of aspirin may increase the risk...
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