by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Pacific Islander young adults in the United States have an extremely high level of hazardous drinking and potential alcohol-use disorders, a study led by a health disparities researcher at the University of California, Riverside, has found. The study, published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, found 56%...
by American Geriatrics Society “Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)” are treatments that sometimes pose risks that outweigh their benefits, particularly for people who are 65 or older. About 20 to 60 percent of older adults take medicines that may be potentially inappropriate. That can increase the risk for being hospitalized, needing to visit the emergency department,...
Gregory Olson, MD1; Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. Published online February 6, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.21118 Guideline title Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Developers American Thoracic Society (ATS); Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Release date October 1, 2019 Prior version 2007 Funding source ATS/IDSA Target population Adults with...
Previous research has suggested that there is a link between depression and tea drinking. Now, a new study is investigating this relationship further. Drinking tea may lower the risk of depression among older adults. Depression is common among older adults, with 7% of those over the age of 60 years reporting “major depressive disorder.” Accordingly,...
Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Lauren D. Oshman, MD, MPH1,2; Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH3 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. Published online January 13, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18411 Guideline title Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults: Updated Recommendations From the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Developer Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Release...
Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with research groups in Finland, Canada, and Slovenia, have discovered a novel and unexpected function of nestin, the best known marker of neural stem cells. IMAGE: THE PICTURE SHOWS ASTROCYTES IN RED AND GREEN, THE AREAS WHERE INDIVIDUAL ASTROCYTES INTERCONNECT ARE YELLOW. A SINGLE...
For older adults, driving can mean living a more independent, satisfying life. Therefore, it’s no surprise that about 86 percent of adults age 65 and older hold active driver’s licenses, and many of us expect to drive for longer as we age. Car crashes can be devastating or even deadly for anyone, including older adults and...
