TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research out of Canada offers some encouraging news amid concerns about the opioid epidemic. Doctors are prescribing a lower dose of the painkillers after older adults have surgery, the study found. They are not, however, writing fewer prescriptions for the potentially addictiveContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) – About 88 nursing homes in the United States are on a watch list for worrisome care that puts residents in danger, but now they will face tougher penalties for any future violation. Those tougher penalties could include the loss of federal funding ifContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — These days, you can test yourself for COVID-19, HIV, potential problems in your DNA or even a urinary tract infection while never leaving your home. Researchers set out to find what older folks thought of the tests, whether they use them and howContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For many people, it is possible to slow the loss of joint cartilage as they age and avoid surgery to boot. Certain steps can help with that, said one orthopedic surgeon from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., who offered tips for maintainingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgery can be a daunting prospect at any age. Now, researchers say they’ve spotted two key factors upping the odds of a poor surgical outcome in seniors. Older adults who are either frail or suffering from dementia have high rates of death inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As men and women enter their golden years, those who regularly fail to get a good night’s sleep face a higher risk for developing not one but two serious chronic illnesses at the same time, new research shows. Researchers from France, Finland andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dental coverage under Medicare could soon start expanding for seniors under a new proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Still, the proposed rules would not provide full coverage for regular dental care, which has been explicitly excluded fromContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking that often-cited 10,000 steps a day — or even slightly fewer — may indeed be enough to improve your health, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 6,000 middle-aged and older adults, those who got at least 8,000 to 9,000 stepsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The earlier a woman is diagnosed with diabetes, the sooner she may enter menopause, new research shows. Rates of diabetes have grown steadily, so researchers wanted to understand the long-term implications of premenopausal diabetes on women’s reproductive health. Their study of more thanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying fractures in older adults found a higher death rate when those fractures were closer to the center of the body and also when patients had particular underlying health issues. This information could help doctors because it highlights the patients who mayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Retirees, it’s time to get up out of your easy chair and get moving. That’s the message from a Finnish study that used a wrist-based device to determine just how much retired adults were moving every day. “Based on our research, people whoContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered another clue as to how some older people stay sharp as a tack into their 80s and beyond: Their brain cells are really big. The study focused on what scientists have dubbed “super-agers” — a select group of elderly adultsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, getting vaccinated provides protection against COVID-19, but getting a booster is a key part of maintaining that immunity, a new study confirms. “The data support the CDC guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination and affirm that the vaccine is initially able toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regular home monitoring can help with blood pressure control, but only half of people who have hypertension or other related conditions actually do it, a new study found. Of Americans ages 50 to 80 who take blood pressure medications or have a healthContinue Reading