Analytic software developed by orthopedic trauma surgeons at NYU Langone Health accurately identifies which middle-aged and elderly patients face a greater mortality risk following surgery for an orthopedic fracture, according to a March 2018 study. A release from NYU Langone states that PersonaCARE is a unique, predictive deep-learning software that uses an algorithm called the… Continue reading Study Validates Tool to Assess Mortality Risk in Older Patients with Orthopedic Fractures
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Prostate-Cancer Treatment Can be Fatal In Less Serious Cases
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a common treatment for advanced prostate cancer, has been linked with increased risk of death in men with localized cancer and longer life expectancies, according researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. In ADT, an injectable or implanted medication is used to disrupt the body’s ability to make testosterone. In patients with advanced… Continue reading Prostate-Cancer Treatment Can be Fatal In Less Serious Cases
Depression & Diabetes Linked to Early Death in Seniors
A study led by the University of Californina, Los Angeles and published in June 2014 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that among adults 65 and older with diabetes, depression is linked with a far greater chance for early death than it is for diabetics of the same age who do not have depression.