At-Home Support Helps Stroke Patients Adjust After Hospitalization
Home-based support network includes social work case managers and online resources
Recommendations Developed for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Interventions producing sustained weight loss of 25 to 30 percent of body weight recommended
Plant-Based Diets May Lower CV Disease, Deaths in Middle-Aged
Association also found for reduction in all-cause mortality but not incident cardiovascular disease
Addition of Sotagliflozin for T1DM Alters Renal Hemodynamics
Addition of SOTA tied to reductions in estimated glomerular filtration rate, blood pressure
Some Cancer Trends Differ for Oldest Old in the United States
Trends similar to 65- to 84-year age group, but risk elevated for some cancers, diagnosis at later stages
Recent Stressful Life Events Linked to Later Verbal Memory Decline
Link found for women, but not men, with stressful events within last year, but not more remote stresses
Patient Who Caught Legionnaires’ Disease at Atlanta Hotel Dies
There are 11 other diagnosed cases of the disease and 61 probable cases
Vaccination Does Not Up Risk for Developing Multiple Sclerosis
Odds of MS lower in participants with vaccination, especially for influenza, tick-borne illness
High-Intensity Lipid Lowering May Aid Very Elderly After ACS
Benefit of simvastatin-ezetimibe combo after acute coronary syndrome greatest for patients ≥75 years
Poor Pneumonia Outcomes Tied to Overuse of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics
Poor outcomes include higher mortality, longer hospital stay, and greater risk for C. difficile infection
