Mental health treatment linked to better outcomes in CAD, heart failure
Mar 22, 2024
Patients receiving mental health treatment were less likely to be rehospitalized, have an emergency department visit or die from any cause.
Menopausal hormone therapy use beyond 65 years beneficial
Apr 16, 2024
Use of menopausal hormone therapy beyond age 65 years is associated with risk reductions in mortality as well as specific cancers and cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published online April...
Social, environmental adversities increase risk for heart disease, stroke
Mar 29, 2024
Even after adjusting for socioeconomic factors, environmental factors were independently tied to higher risk.
Home health clients feeling physical, mental health effects of pandemic
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 08, 2020
The long-term physical and mental health effects experienced during the pandemic by older adults who, along with their family caregivers, typically would be served by home healthcare agencies, are a growing...
Ultraprocessed foods increase risk for broad range of poor health outcomes
Mar 07, 2024
The findings were seen across cardiometabolic common mental disorder and mortality outcomes.
Technology-use changes essential to reducing loneliness ‘epidemic,’ surgeon general warns
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
Reforming digital environments can help reduce a loneliness epidemic that disproportionately affects the elderly, according to US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD.
How your residents can take control of their health with wearable devices
By
David Smith
Mar 16, 2023
The importance of preventive care increases significantly with age, especially when it comes to conditions as serious and common as heart disease. Far too many other older adults have succumbed to cardiovascular...
AI-enabled tool lets users ‘mirror’ clinical health check-in
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 12, 2024
A new “smart mirror” device can accurately assess vital signs such as blood pressure and even risk of heart disease.
Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality
Apr 08, 2024
A slight reduction was seen in major cardiovascular events; very low certainty of serious adverse events was reported.
Cannabis use disorder tied to incident cardiovascular disease events
Oct 12, 2023
A higher risk for incident events was seen over seven years of follow-up.