All articles tagged: Repeated falls (R29.6)
HealthDay
28 June at 11.51 AM
CDC Advises Updated COVID Vaccine for Everyone Over 6 Months of AgeAs a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall.The recommendation was issued Thurs |
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HealthDay
03 January at 10.44 PM
Eye Diseases Tied to Higher Risk for Falls, FracturesPeople with eye diseases have an increased risk for both falls and fractures when compared with those without eye diseases, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Jung Yin Tsang, from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and colleagues assessed whether people with cataract, age-related |
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HealthDay
28 December at 11.45 PM
One in Eight Older Adults Reports Using Cannabis in Past YearOne in eight U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years reports using cannabis in the past year, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research.Anne C. Fernandez, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used data from the January 2021 National Poll on Healthy Aging, which aske |
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HealthDay
05 December at 04.23 PM
USPSTF: Exercise Interventions Recommended to Prevent Falls in SeniorsThe U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise interventions and suggests individualizing recommendations for multifactorial interventions to prevent falls among community-dwelling seniors. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 5.Janelle M. Guirguis-Blake, M.D., from the Kais |
Medpage Today
17 November at 10.31 PM
Two Treatments That Don't Work for OsteoarthritisWASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with negative results should at least narrow your search... |
MedScape
11 November at 07.56 AM
Scoring System Could Mean Better Access to Lung TransplantScoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type. |
Medical xPress
07 November at 07.50 AM
How key results could influence health policyThe results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. |
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Medpage Today
05 November at 07.00 PM
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be StabilizingGOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global emergency declaration in August... |
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Medical xPress
02 November at 07.40 AM
Insulin resistance caused by sympathetic nervous system over-activation, a paradigm-shifting study findsRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and collaborating institutions have found that overnutrition leads to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders through increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The study shows that reducing SNS activity can prevent insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet, suggesting a new understanding of how obesity causes insulin resistance. |
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MedScape
31 October at 06.30 AM
Report: Rethink Race-Based Adjustments in Clinical ToolsThe slow adoption of race-neutral tools may harm patient care outcomes, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. |
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Medpage Today
25 October at 02.09 PM
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their DoctorPatients were consistently more satisfied with responses from artificial intelligence (AI) to messages in the electronic health record than they were with those from their clinician, according to a study in JAMA Network Open... |
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Medical xPress
25 October at 12.40 PM
Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflatorThe Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical proced |
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Medical xPress
24 October at 07.50 AM
Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosisColumbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density and increased risk of fractures, particularly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. |
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HealthDay
23 October at 10.58 PM
Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Offspring of Moms With Eating DisorderOffspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula |
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