Pharmacist-Led Effort Cuts Inappropriate Rx in Older Adults
Intervention included educational deprescribing information to patients, physicians
AHA: Guidelines Stress Healthy Lifestyle for Lowering Cholesterol
LDL-C should be reduced with high-intensity or maximally tolerated statin therapy
AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training
Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Access to In-Home Support Soon to Be Available for Seniors
Under Medicare Advantage, a health-related reason will be needed to qualify; costs will vary
Coordinated Care Needed for Cancer Survivors, Caregivers
Efforts needed in implementing routine assessments of needs, facilitating personalized referrals
AHA: Limited Benefit for n-3 Fatty Acids in CVD, Cancer Prevention
Second study shows no significant results for vitamin D supplementation versus placebo
Online Tool Helps Patients With Advance Care Planning
Program combined with easy-to-read advance directive more effective than advance directive alone
In-Hospital Infection May Up Readmission After Stroke
However, when specific types of infections assessed, only UTI significantly tied to readmission
Herpes Zoster Recombinant Vaccine Seems Most Effective
However, adjuvant recombinant subunit vaccine tied to more injection site adverse events
Nonadherence, Discontinuation of Statins High in 1st Year of Rx
Among older adults prescribed statins, diabetes, anxiety linked to nonadherence, discontinuation
