Statins taken to reduce cholesterol also protect most patients against Alzheimer’s disease, but the decrease in risk varies across different statins and by the patient’s gender and race/ethnicity, according to a report published in JAMA Neurology.
Palliative care is one of the most misunderstood terms in health care. It is often associated with death and dying. It is a concept that needs a makeover.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) replaces current value-based performance reporting and establishes a new Quality Payment Program (QPP). QPP essentially creates two pathways forward: the Merit Based Incentive Payment...
Attending chamber music concerts was associated with decreased pain, better mood, and increased energy in older adults residing in long-term care or other assisted living facilities, according to results from a recent study.
Historically, the coordination of care for a patient’s disposition in the health care continuum has focused on the transition from the hospital back to the home or to a post-acute care facility. Little emphasis has been placed on the transition from...
NEW ORLEANS — The cardiovascular safety profile of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) celecoxib, a selective inhibitor of COX-2, is no worse than those of the nonselective NSAIDs naproxen and ibuprofen, according to a trial reported at...
The Food and Drug Administration has banned powdered gloves for use in health care settings, citing “numerous risks to patients and health care workers.” The ban extends to gloves currently in commercial distribution and in the hands of the ultimate...
Reminiscence interventions have been studied for decades, with some evidence of benefit for cognition, mental health, and overall well-being in older adults. But should structured reminiscence programs have a place in long-term care facilities and...
The oft-quoted sports motto, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” often misattributed to Vince Lombardi, was actually first propounded in a slightly different form by Red Sanders, UCLA’s football coach, in 1950 in a physical education...
