Being a Victim of Fraud May Increase Blood Pressure in Seniors
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fraud victimization in older adults is associated with high blood pressure (BP), according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Melissa Lamar, Ph.D., from Rush …
Learn MoreBarriers to Advance Care Planning ID’d for Sexual/Gender Minorities
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Discrimination in the health care system is an important barrier to advance care planning for sexual and gender-minority (SGM) people, according to a study published online July 20 in JAMA Network Open.Amanda…
Learn MoreRapid Olfactory Decline May Predict Later Cognitive Impairment in Seniors
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rapid olfactory decline during normal cognition may be a simple biomarker for early Alzheimer disease in older adults, according to a study published online July 28 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.Rachel R. Pacyna,…
Learn MoreMany Insured Cancer Patients Pay No OOP Costs for Genetic Counseling
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Commercially insured patients with cancer typically have low costs for genetic counseling, according to a research letter published online July 29 in JAMA Health Forum.
Mya L. Roberson, Ph.D., from the Va…
Learn MoreSinonasal Symptoms Less Common in Regular Cannabis Users
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of sinonasal symptoms is lower among regular cannabis users than nonusers, according to a study published online July 28 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.Francis Reyes Orozco, from th…
Learn MoreLifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Socializing, taking classes and exercising may boost your brain’s cognitive reserve and stave off memory and thinking problems down the road, a new study suggests.Cognitive reserve refers to the brain’s abili…
Learn MoreAHA News: What Parents Can Do to Protect Kids From Heart Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The consequences of heart disease often don’t show up until someone is well into adulthood. Why should busy parents be thinking about it in their kids?”Because it’s probably way easier to pre…
Learn MoreMonoclonal Antibody Might Help Prevent Malaria
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are reporting early but encouraging findings on a potential new way to prevent malaria — an old foe that still ranks as a major killer worldwide.In a small trial of healthy volunteers, U.S. govern…
Learn MoreCDC Set to Ease COVID Guidance, Including for Schools
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans could see an easing of COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as soon as this week. Updated guidance expected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would change current recomme…
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