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Geriatrics

News, opinions and meeting coverage in geriatrics.

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Do the New CMS Rules on Prior Authorization Go Far Enough?

No, say some physicians and advocacy groups

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Gabapentin May Not Raise the Risk of Falling After All

No additional risk in older adults newly prescribed the drug, comparative analysis shows

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Japanese Woman Who Was the World's Oldest Person at 116 Has Died

Born in Osaka, Tomiko Itooka was a high school volleyball player and climbed Mount Ontake twice

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Nurse Arrested in NICU Investigation; Oldest Woman Dies; What Medicaid Cuts May Mean

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Keep Quality Measures Out of the Exam Room

Patients need space to raise real issues or concerns

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Skeptics Question Transmissible Alzheimer's Claims

Cadaveric growth hormone recipients with brain changes didn't have Alzheimer's, they say

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Durable Improvement in Rheumatic Pain, Health Seen With Brief Lifestyle Program

Benefits from 3-month online intervention lasted 2 years, but trial lacked control group

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Broccoli Warning Issued; Dr. Oz vs RFK Jr. on Ozempic; Is Moderate Drinking Safe?

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Older Immunocompromised Folks May Need More From RSV Vaccines

Limited seroconversion and preF IgG fold rises observed

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New Guidelines Update Alzheimer's and Dementia Evaluations

Clinical practice recommendations cover both primary and specialty care

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Omega Fatty Acid Changes Tied to Lower Proliferation Rate in Early Prostate Cancer

Lack of control for dietary modification blurred effects of fish oil, experts caution

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Behavioral Intervention Eases Chronic Pain for Dialysis Patients

While better than usual care, only some achieved a clinically important difference

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Have the New Pulmonary Hypertension Drugs Changed the Game?

Macitentan/tadalafil and sotatercept approvals shifted the field, but by how much seems to differ

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CMS Moved to Expand Obesity Drug Coverage. Private Insurers Need to Step Up.

GLP-1 drugs remain out of reach for too many Americans

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Medicare Will Cover Blood Tests to Monitor for Transplant Rejection, for Now

Test advocates awaiting more details from CMS on its coverage policy

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To Britain on Legalizing Assisted Dying: Proceed With Caution

Canada offers a cautionary tale

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In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M

It's one of the first to accuse a data mining firm of helping a health plan overcharge

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Congress Ditched Fix to Medicare Doc Pay Cut in Skinny Budget Bill

One warns of "dangerous game" in continuing Medicare pay cuts

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Are Antibiotics Linked to Dementia? New Study Weighs In

Research offers insights for healthy older adults, but not others

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Evolving Testing and Diagnostic Paradigms in Alzheimer's Disease

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Chatbots Fail Standard Cognitive Test

Large language models show susceptibility to cognitive impairment

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Health Spending Up 7.5% in 2023, CMS Says

Spending reached $4.9 trillion, with spending on physician and clinical services up 7.4%

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Cardiovascular Protection Tracks With Wine Intake, Now Provable With Urinary Marker

Biomarker of wine consumption believed to reduce misclassification and bias in study

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New Guideline Revises Cautions Around Dental Work in Joint Replacement Patients

Surgeons' groups acknowledge that prophylactic antibiotics may not cut infection risk

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Controversial COVID Paper Retracted; USPSTF's Vitamin D Rec; Medical Abortion Pain

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Congress Agrees on Tentative Budget Deal; Mostly Reverses Docs' Medicare Pay Cut

Agreement would reduce a 2.8% cut to 0.3%, but doesn't include prior authorization reform

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Woman Dialysis-Free After Receiving Gene-Edited Pig Kidney

Clinical trials of xenotransplantation expected to kick off next year

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Alzheimer's Mortality Lowest for Taxi, Ambulance Drivers

Jobs demanding real-time spatial and navigational processing had the lowest burden

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You Can Tell SpA Patients That TNF Inhibitors May Cut Fracture Risk

Hypothesized, but evidence not as clear until now

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Turns Out That Biosimilars Do Impact Biologic Drug Costs

Leading adalimumab brand still dominates market, but net spending plummeted

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Dementia Incidence Linked to Inflammatory Foods

Study assessed diet at three time points over 10 years

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Growing Price Tag Reported for Newer De Facto Stroke Lytic

Tenecteplase is cheaper and easier to administer, says researcher

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Experts Weigh Benefits of Drug Price Negotiation and Other Price-Curbing Strategies

Patent thickets another key target

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MedPAC Members Supportive of Upping Medicare Pay Rates Close to the Inflation Rate

Proposed recommendation would give extra pay bump to providers serving low-income beneficiaries

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Should Hospitals Be Paid the Same as Doctors' Offices for the Same Service?

"Site-neutral" payment in Medicare is gaining traction in the halls of Congress

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Jamie Foxx Reveals Diagnosis; Genital Herpes Prevalence; Dr. Oz's Stand on Medicare

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Boosts Risk for Heart Failure, but Not Every Kind

Case-control study reinforces connection between inflammation and HFpEF

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Could a Hypertension Drug Protect Against Post-Stroke Epilepsy?

Observational study suggests one antihypertensive class might be preventive

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Hospitalization Should Not Mean Financial Ruin for Medicare Beneficiaries

Updated policies can help older adults cover the costs of care

Are GLP-1 Drug Holidays a Risk Worth Taking?

Experts weigh in on weight regain, cardiometabolic fallout, and the future of tailored care

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