Husker engineer Eric Markvicka is developing a new approach for detecting acute exacerbations of chronic conditions. A major innovation of the team’s device is that it is multimodal, meaning it measures multiple physiological parameters. Image credit: Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing With support from the National Institutes of Health, Markvicka is leading a project to develop...
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USPSTF advises against hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against use of combined estrogen and progestin and estrogen alone for primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online April 19. Gerald Gartlehner, M.D., M.P.H., from the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based...
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‘Healthspan’ is increasing even for people with common chronic conditions
by Public Library of Science By 2011, older people with most health conditions were living longer and spending a smaller proportion of remaining life with disability, than their counterparts in 1991. Cognitive impairment was the only health condition where the prevalence decreased between 1991 and 2011 but where the proportion of remaining life spent with...
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Study: Older patients with chronic conditions benefit from reading medical appointment notes
by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Results from a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that older adults with chronic conditions gain significant benefits from having these notes. Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center As of April 2021, federal law requires U.S. healthcare organizations to provide patients with access to their electronic health...
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New wearable all-in-one health monitor patch attaches to the neck and can report on users’ blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions
By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 15:38 EST, 15 February 2021 | UPDATED: 05:19 EST, 16 February 2021 Engineers have developed a stretchy skin patch for the neck that provides all-in-one health monitoring capabilities. The innovation can track blood pressure, heart rate and measure glucose levels, but is the first to monitor cardiovascular signals and biochemical levels. Designed by the...
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Healthier lifestyles may increase lifespan even in people with multiple chronic conditions
by Public Library of Science A very healthy lifestyle is associated with up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6 years for women, regardless of the presence of multiple chronic conditions, according to a study published September 22 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Yogini Chudasama of the University of Leicester, and colleagues. Credit: Yogini...
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Healthier lifestyles may increase lifespan even in people with multiple chronic conditions
by Public Library of Science A very healthy lifestyle is associated with up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6 years for women, regardless of the presence of multiple chronic conditions, according to a study published September 22 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Yogini Chudasama of the University of Leicester, and colleagues. Credit: Yogini...