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Healthier Lifestyle Linked to Better Global Cognition Close to Death

Neither strength nor significance of the association was changed when common dementia-related brain pathologies were included in model

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death

Findings persisted across age, sex, and comorbidities

Many Dead Patients Still Listed as Alive in Electronic Health Records

Deceased patients receive unnecessary outreach, including appointment reminders and prescription refills

1998 to 2022 Saw Rise in Number Seeking Assisted Death in Oregon

Authors note that much information is missing on the consultation and decision-making processes

Female Surgeons Have Lower Rates of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes

Findings persist for common surgeries when accounting for patient, procedure, surgeon, and other characteristics

Recurrent Injury, Death Common After Acute Firearm Injury

Individuals experiencing recurrent injury are typically young and mostly male, Black, and uninsured

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death

Findings persisted across age, sex, and comorbidities

Vermont Opens Its Assisted Suicide Laws to Out-of-State Residents

Currently, 10 U.S. states allow medically assisted suicide

Health Care Workers Lack Advance Care Planning Training for CKD Patients

Less than half of providers in Denmark say advance care planning is performed well at their workplace

Barriers to Advance Care Planning ID’d for Sexual/Gender Minorities

Survey of sexual and gender-minority people identifies discrimination in the health care system as barrier to advance care planning