<ѻý>Cognitive Decline Quickens After Weight Loss in Early Parkinson's Diseaseѻý> Early weight gain associated with cognitive changes, too Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>CMS Puts the Kibosh on Misleading Medicare Advantage Sales Pitchesѻý> "Secret shoppers" found that 80% of agent calls with clients were inaccurate or insufficient Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Get Its Start in the Gut?ѻý> Patients and at-risk individuals show antibodies to common intestinal bacterium Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plansѻý> Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseasesѻý> Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages Oct 19, 2022
<ѻý>1 in 7 Community-Living Seniors Die in the Year After Major Surgeryѻý> Risk fourfold higher for those with probable dementia Oct 19, 2022
<ѻý>Reimagining Aging and Later Lifeѻý> Louise Aronson, MD, on the need to recognize elderhood as a distinct life stage Oct 18, 2022 podcast
<ѻý>Dementia Signs Emerge Up to 9 Years Before Diagnosesѻý> Cognitive, functional changes spotted in pre-Alzheimer's patients and others Oct 15, 2022
<ѻý>Despite Exciting Newcomer Drugs, Uptake of HF Meds Still Meek Across Oceansѻý> U.S. not alone in slow initiation, low target-dose achievement, and early discontinuation Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>Brokers Earn More to Steer New Beneficiaries to Medicare Advantageѻý> Agent says he would double earnings if he sold MA over Medigap plans to new clients Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Accessѻý> Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow? Oct 13, 2022
<ѻý>Does Diet Matter? Study Questions Links Between Diet and Dementiaѻý> Diet combined with other risk-reduction strategies may show different results Oct 12, 2022
<ѻý>What Good Is a CPAP Machine Without a Microchip?ѻý> The shortage threatens the well-being of patients with sleep apnea, among others Oct 11, 2022
<ѻý>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻý> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻý>Lower Entresto Doses Suffice in the Real Worldѻý> Reassuring findings for patients who don't tolerate the maximum ARNI dose Oct 10, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Approves At-Home Furosemide for Heart Failureѻý> Strong diuretic to become available outside the hospital setting Oct 10, 2022
<ѻý>CMS' Financial Incentives Didn't Move the Dial on Home Dialysisѻý> Incentives may just not be strong enough, say some Oct 07, 2022
<ѻý>AAO Roundup: Glaucoma Subtype Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Riskѻý> Other studies report fewer reoperations with combo eye surgery and vision risk with shingles Oct 06, 2022
<ѻý>Midlife Omega-3 Levels Tied to Brain Structure, Cognitionѻý> Larger hippocampal volume, better abstract reasoning for people in their 40s Oct 05, 2022
<ѻý>Salt Pills During Diuresis: Acute HF Patients Neither Helped Nor Harmedѻý> Small randomized trial challenges conventional thinking about sodium Oct 05, 2022
<ѻý>Concurrent LAA Occlusion Loses Its Appeal for LVAD Surgeonsѻý> Heart pump placement plus anticoagulation suffice for patients, even those with Afib Oct 05, 2022
<ѻý>Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk?ѻý> DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data Oct 04, 2022
<ѻý>The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipientѻý> Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans Oct 04, 2022
<ѻý>What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise Youѻý> It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
<ѻý>Urgency to Expand SGLT2i Use in HF Heightened by More DELIVER Dataѻý> Analyses continue to support wider adoption of dapagliflozin, researchers say Oct 03, 2022
<ѻý>Dementia Diagnosis Linked to Suicideѻý> Risk almost seven times higher for people with diagnosis before age 65 Oct 03, 2022
<ѻý>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Careѻý> Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
<ѻý>Higher Dose, Longer Treatment Interval With Aflibercept Shows Promise in Eye Diseaseѻý> Dosing 8 mg every 12 or 16 weeks for DME, AMD matches results with 2 mg every 8 weeks Oct 02, 2022
<ѻý>Keeping Plavix After Short DAPT: Bleeding Benefit Emerges a Few Years After PCIѻý> Antiplatelet strategy has good results in longer follow-up of SMART-CHOICE trial Sep 29, 2022
<ѻý>The Future Looks Bleak for Surgical Residents Like Meѻý> Looming Medicare cuts will force surgeons to do more with less, undermining trainee success Sep 28, 2022
<ѻý>Biden Hits Republicans, Drug Companies in Healthcare Speechѻý> "This year, the American people won and Big Pharma lost" Sep 27, 2022
<ѻý>It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medicationѻý> Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
<ѻý>Making Low-Dose tPA Work for Japanese DOAC Users With Ischemic Strokeѻý> IV thrombolytics for these patients are accepted in some countries, but not the U.S. Sep 21, 2022
<ѻý>Nursing Home Medical Directors Should Be Named Publicly, Bill Urgesѻý> Reporting names to CMS could point out those who are in over their heads, society says Sep 21, 2022
<ѻý>Not Just Recalls: Philips Tangles With Law Enforcementѻý> Company agreed to pay $24 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit Sep 21, 2022
<ѻý>In Wake of Philips Recall, Patients Still Waiting for Sleep Apnea Devicesѻý> Effects of recall reverberate through sleep medicine community Sep 21, 2022
<ѻý>No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexantѻý> Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares Sep 20, 2022
<ѻý>Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adultsѻý> Delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia more common Sep 20, 2022
<ѻý>Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomniaѻý> Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says Sep 20, 2022
<ѻý>Is PMR the Next Indication for Tocilizumab?ѻý> Phase III data suggest yes, albeit in a limited population and with several cautions Sep 20, 2022