High-Risk Anticholinergics Prescribed to 6 Percent of Elderly
Correlates of receiving prescription include female sex, specific physician specialty, geographic region
Positive Link Between Air Pollution, Diagnosis of Dementia
In multipollutant models, only nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 remained significant
Simplifying Medicare Plan Finder Improves Plan Selection
Simplifying Plan Finder results in selection of lower-cost plans with no decrease in plan quality
Heart Failure Patients Enrolled in Hospice Use Less Health Care
Fewer ED visits, hospital stays, and ICU stays; longer median survival for those enrolled in hospice
Age, Sex, APOE Genotype Identify Alzheimer’s, Dementia Risk
Three factors help identify absolute 10-year risk of Alzheimer's disease, all dementia for different groups
Dozens of Medical Groups Join Forces to Improve Diagnoses
Diagnostic error is the most common cause of medical errors that patients report
Mortality Rate From Heart Failure Higher in Women Than Men
From 2009 to 2014, rate of incident HF admissions after HF diagnosis fell in men, rose in women
Some Clinicians, Patients Record Clinic Visits for Patient Use
Overall, 28.3 percent of clinicians and 18.7 percent of public report recording clinic visits
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s, Related Dementia Set to Double
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias burden is expected to increase to 3.3 percent in 2060
Allopurinol Dose Escalation for Gout Doesn’t Improve Mortality
Linked to small increase in mortality; at 2 years, 31 percent of dose escalators achieved serum urate goal
