Geriatrics News

• When Should Those With End-Stage Kidney Disease Forego Dialysis? Australia and the UK have long had programs whereby some elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease, or those with many comorbidities, opt to forego dialysis, but the US has lagged behind.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline Seniors with hearing or vision loss are at significant risk of cognitive decline, but the risk skyrockets in individuals with both.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Adolescents With Food Allergies Share Common Concerns Adolescents with food allergies have allergy-related beliefs and concerns that involve five themes that may influence how they manage their condition, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• WHO Calls Emergency Meeting as Monkeypox Cases Cross 100 in Europe The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
• Vitamins, OTC Drugs May Interact With HIV Antiretroviral Therapy OTC medications, food supplements, and other drugs may interact with antiretroviral therapy and harm people living with HIV, researchers in Denmark report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Failed to Register Your Trial? Don't Use a Another Study's Number The registration number provided by the author for the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR-IOR-17014122) seems to correspond to a different trial than the one described in the article.
  Retraction Watch, May 20, 2022
• Mental Health of Most Kids With Autism Declined in Pandemic Researchers identified parents' mental health difficulties, loss of academic and health services, and material deprivation as risk factors for impaired mental health among children with autism.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• How a Separation Agreement Could Save Your Career Even if you're not planning to leave your job, it's wise to lock in a separation agreement; it can affect your future career.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Some Smokers Don't Get Lung Cancer; Genetics Might Explain It Smoking can cause cell mutations that lead to lung cancer; however, some people may have a genetic defense against it.
  WebMD Health News, May 19, 2022
• Accused of Scientific Misconduct — And That Was Just the Beginning The Sept. 10, 2019 PBS article accompanying the Frontline documentary "Deadly Water" was topped by a provocative headline: "The EPA Says Flint's Water is Safe — Scientists Aren't So Sure."
  Retraction Watch, May 19, 2022
• Who Is Most Concerned With Self-presentation on Social Media? How self-presentation on social media is influenced by sociodemographic variables, lifestyle, and personality.
  First Look, May 19, 2022
• CDC Watches Monkeypox Outbreak in UK The outbreak could spread beyond UK borders, the agency said, particularly because there appears to be some undetected spread of the virus.
  WebMD Health News, May 19, 2022
• Death Toll on US Roads Rose to Almost 43,000 in 2021 The death toll jumped 10.5% from 2020 as Americans returned to driving after COVID-19 pandemic quarantine and isolation.
  WebMD Health News, May 18, 2022
• Long COVID Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors Millions of older adults are grappling with long COVID, yet the impact on them has received little attention. Research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition.
  Kaiser Health News, May 18, 2022
• Growing Hospital Expenses: Rising Nurse Pay or Poor Planning? While hospitals are struggling to manage labor costs, payers and employers aren’t footing the bill. Meanwhile, nurses are leaving the profession after 2 years of battling a pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Our Brains Learn From Mistakes and Can Track Performance Our ability to try new things and learn from successes and failures depends a lot on cells in the brain's frontal lobe behind the forehead, report researchers who learned more from new lab tests.
  WebMD Health News, May 16, 2022
• Millions of Federal Dollars Available to Tackle COVID Health Gaps A year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded states and local health departments $2.25 billion to help people of color and other populations at higher risk from COVID.
  Kaiser Health News, May 16, 2022
• ACOG 2022 Race Difference Seen in Prenatal Pot Screens Urine drug screening of pregnant people for marijuana use can result in reports to child protective service agencies and may discourage some from seeking prenatal care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• DDW 2022 Alarming Increase in Esophageal Cancer in Middle-Aged Adults The prevalence of esophageal cancer and Barett's esophagus has increased substantially among middle-aged adults during the past 5 years, warn the authors of a new study from Florida.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Vaccines Reduced COVID in Quebec's Long-Term Care Facilities Vaccinating residents and healthcare workers, in addition to preventive public health measures, led to lower rates of infection, hospitalization, and death.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022