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Primary care providers can improve the productivity of face-to-face visits with patients by identifying activities that can be delegated to another team member or performed using a different modality

How Do We Optimize Time With Patients in Primary Care?

Some activities may be delegated or accomplished outside of the visit using a different modality
For older patients with invasive

Limited Resection Generally Not Equivalent in Stage IA NSCLC

Only segmentectomy equivalent to lobectomy for older patients with adenocarcinoma
A study of more than 1

Coffee Habits Linked to Odds of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Higher risk for older individuals who never or rarely consume coffee, and those who increased amount
About half of the nation's hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for having patients return within a month of discharge

Many Hospitals Being Penalized for 30-Day Readmissions

Hospitals lobbying Medicare and Congress to account for patient sociodemographic factors
Removal of waste

Sleeping on Side May Be More Efficient for ‘Clearing Brain’

Rat model finding awaits testing in humans
A telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy intervention is superior to nondirective supportive therapy for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder

Phone-Delivered CBT Beneficial for Seniors With Anxiety

Significant decline in worry severity and in GAD symptoms, depression at four-month follow-up
Cardiac rehabilitation programs are considered a key part of recovering from acute myocardial infarction -- but only a small minority of patients ever attend one

Cardiac Rehab Participation Too Low Among Acute MI Survivors

Findings imply that referral isn't enough
Older adults with lower scores on executive function tests are significantly more likely to experience coronary heart disease or stroke

Reduced Executive Function May Mean Higher CVD Risk

May signal need for closer attention to cardiovascular risk management
About one-quarter of older patients with acute myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are discharged on triple therapy (warfarin

One in Four With MI and A-Fib Discharged on Triple Therapy

Findings among older patients with acute MI and atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI
Adults who regularly eat spicy foods appear to have a reduced mortality risk

Spicy Food Consumption Linked to Reduced Mortality Risk

Regularly eating chili peppers, other spicy foods linked to lower mortality risk during study period