_ Heart Health Music Boosts Exercise Time in Cardiac Stress Testing By Jane Farrell article Listening to music during a standard cardiac stress test may help extend the time a patient is able to perform … Read More→
_ Medical Care More Isn't Always Better When It Comes to Health Care, Older Americans Say By Sondra Forsyth article Doctors and older patients may disagree more often than either of them suspects about whether a particular medical test or … Read More→
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_ Brain Stimulation Works for Younger Adults, not Older Ones By Jane Farrell article Brain stimulation, touted as a way to improve memory, works in younger adults but not older ones, new research shows. … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Artificial Intelligence Can Help with Diagnosis of Critical Eye Diseases By Jane Farrell article Researchers have developed a new computational tool that will help artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to screen patients with … Read More→
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_ Bone Health Bone Density Test for Older Women Is Cost Effective By Jane Farrell article Screening for fracture risk in older post-menopausal women is cost-effective, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Bone … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Dietary Sodium's Impact May Not Be Offset by Other Aspects of A Diet By Jane Farrell article An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Walking Speed While Carrying a Tray or Counting Backwards May Help Diagnose a Reversible Form of Dementia By Sondra Forsyth article There’s a cause of dementia that can sometimes be reversed, but it’s often not diagnosed because the symptoms are so … Read More→
_ Well-being Try Some Tai Chi By Jane Farrell article With roots in 12th-century China, tai chi is a form of moving meditation that can help both your body and … Read More→
_ Healthy Habits Messages About Healthy Lifestyle Changes Need to Focus on Hope as Well as Fear By Jane Farrell article We all know about the need for healthy lifestyle choices, but fear of negative consequences may not be sufficient to … Read More→
_ Glaucoma Vision Health New Glaucoma Drugs Yield Large, Lasting Reductions in Intraocular Pressure By Sondra Forsyth article Two novel ocular hypotensive agents that have just been approved for use in humans — netarsudil and latanoprostene bunod (LBN) … Read More→