Chest CT Is Increasingly Being Used in COPD Assessment
CT can provide information on comorbidities, including coronary artery disease, osteoporosis
Regular Coffee Consumption May Help Extend Lifespan
Two large studies show potential benefits of coffee; one looked at consumption in all races
Most Caregivers of Older Adults at End of Life Are Unpaid
End-of-life caregivers provide nearly twice as many hours of care per week as other caregivers
New Criteria Urged for Infection Diagnosis Among Seniors in ER
Emergency department physicians often under and over diagnose infections in older adults
Health Service Use Unchanged From 1996-1997 to 2011-2012
Expenditures for various categories of medical services increased in almost every category assessed
Cognitive Screening Tools Can Be Used in Home Medication Review
Anxiety and depression checklist, and 'worried about your memory' tools can be self-administered
Decisional Regret Doesn’t Differ by Treatment in Prostate Cancer
Only African-American race was associated with greater regret across time
Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Up Frailty Fracture Risk in DM
But no increase in overall fracture risk with ILI in overweight or obese individuals with diabetes
Patients Are Often Recording Doctor’s Visits
Patients may be using tapes to remember important details about visits; often share with caregivers
American Adults Without Health Insurance Rises by Two Million
Losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults, people buying own health insurance policies
