Reducing Use of Sleep Drugs Helps Older Adults Live Better
Benefits include reduction in falls and cognitive impairment and improvements in life expectancy, quality of life
~1 Percent of U.S. Docs Sponsored for H-1B Visas in Fiscal Year 2024
Counties with highest poverty level and rural counties had higher percentage of H-1B-sponsored physicians
25 States Sue USDA to Keep Food Stamp Benefits From Stopping
The suit requests a temporary restraining order requiring the USDA to use existing contingency funds to continue payments
Intranasal Insulin, Empagliflozin Have Promising Effects on Cognition
Intranasal insulin increased mPACC-5, modulated fractional anisotropy and cerebral blood flow
Health Outcomes in Older Women Improved With 4,000 Steps Per Day a Couple Days...
4,000 steps tied to lower mortality and cardiovascular disease risk, while more steps were tied to even better outcomes
Delirium Risk Increased for Seniors Prescribed First-Generation Antihistamines
Odds of delirium up 41 percent for patients admitted to physicians in the highest versus lowest quartile of first-generation antihistamine prescribing
Quitting Smoking Helps Maintain Better Long-Term Cognitive Health
Findings seen regardless of age at time of quitting
Two-Dose Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Effective in Older Adults, Regardless of Prior Vaccination
Second dose conferred additional 67.9 percent effectiveness against any herpes zoster outcome
Pickleball-Related Eye Injuries Increased During 2021 to 2024
Authors call for establishing standardized guidelines for eye protection
ASA: Deaths From Fentanyl + Stimulants Rising in Older Adults
Gap sharply narrowed between older and younger adults from 2015 to 2023
