Introducing Oired, a symptom checker designed with the elderly in mind

This meta-analysis examines data for the accuracy of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 tests from published studies that compared older adults without cognitive impairment who were amyloid positive vs amy...

An electronic eye implant has restored vision in people with blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration.

After just one season, Emmy-winning drama “The Pitt” is already having an impact on healthcare conversations. That’s the finding from a new study released Monday by the USC Norman Lear Center, which said “The Pitt” has shifted the conversation on issues such as organ donation and end-of-life planning. According to a group of 1,409 viewers […]

Kyle P. Edmonds, MD FAAHPM Clinical Professor at UC San Diego Health Sciences Health Policy Strategic Coordinating Commitee Chair When I first walked the halls of Capitol Hill in 2013 […]

A new study by the University of Oxford, published in the journal npj Vaccines, shows that a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a 29% reduction in dementia risk in

This cohort study examines trends in excess deaths in the US before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

System improves chip designs and tackles unsolved maths problems, but has not been rolled out to researchers outside the company.

Introducing Oired, a symptom checker designed with the elderly in mind

Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...

As aid shrinks, donors and recipients should focus more on health

It’s challenging to stay mentally sharp and healthy through the major transition. Careful planning is key.

For a variety of reasons, geriatric care experts told BI it's been hard attracting new doctors to the field. It's a problem for an aging US population.

AbstractIntroduction. Hospital at Home provides hospital-level type care at home, both remote and face-to-face by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare pr

HomeHealth is a safe intervention with a high probability of cost-effectiveness, driven by a reduction in unplanned hospital admissions. HomeHealth should be considered as a health promotion intervent...

Scientists identify nine genetic variants that could have helped a man avoid dementia at least two decades longer than expected.

Zhou et al. reveal that the S. aureofaciens Tü117-α-lipomycin axis is correlated with HSD and an increase in BPs. Mechanistically, α-lipomycin causes vasodilation impairment involving TRPV4 -mediated ...

This network meta-analysis assesses whether age or sex are associated with differences in the efficacy of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, and dipe...

Obesity increases the risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Tirzepatide, a long-acting agonist of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor...

A cohort study of over 15,000 US adults found that the lifetime risk of developing dementia from ages 55 to 95 is 42%, with the highest risk in APOE ε4 carriers, women and Black adults, and projected ...

Recent regulatory approvals of three amyloid-lowering monoclonal antibody therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have triggered a polarizing debate in the field on the clinical mean...

More hospital beds were occupied last week than at any point so far this winter, according to new figures which show just how far the NHS in England continues to be under enormous pressure.

Base editing, antisense oligonucleotides and siRNA therapies that target low-density lipoprotein and the genes encoding molecules that regulate it are being tested in several clinical trials.