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[COLD FINGER] FDA approves first treatment for severe frostbite

"Yes, spring is near, but temperatures are still falling in many areas and many people are still engaging in winter sports like skiing. So, it’s good to know that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved iloprost (Aurlumyn) injection to treat severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation."

[LOSING IT?] Wellness check for weight-loss drugs: what's ahead?

"The Global Wellness Summit's Future of Wellness report has identified weight-loss drugs as a key trend for 2024. Their writeup reinforces that weight loss is more a matter of biology than willpower, that the new drugs are often effective, and that more drugs are coming. "

[LIFESAVING] Senior housing residents live longer than community dwellers

"Older adults who live in senior housing communities live longer, receive more home health services and benefit from greater rehabilitative and preventive care in the two years following move-in than those who do not, according to research conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. "

[UNTAPPED RESOURCE] Employer disability initiatives boost company results

"Companies whose leadership teams are committed to inclusion for people with disabilities and are guided by complementary values deeply embedded in their organizations experienced improved performance, positive employee perceptions, and a cohesive, unified culture in a recent study."

[REMEMBER THIS!] Kundalini yoga benefits women at risk of Alzheimer's

"A recent study found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory among older women at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, including restoring neural pathways, preventing brain matter decline and reversing aging- and inflammation-associated biomarkers -- improvements not seen in a group who received standard memory training exercises."

Wrist device that monitors activity could help provide early warning of Alzheimer’s

"Small study finds differences in activity patterns among older adults with brain amyloid buildup and those without"

Too few caregivers and too many patients – a bad combination for elderly in rural areas

"A check of nearly a million emergency admissions found increased mortality in the elderly in the countryside compared to the city"

Two-thirds of high-risk osteoporosis patients in Germany remain untreated

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Facing dementia: clarifying end-of-life choices, supporting better lives

"Special report reviews options, analyzes care inequities, and makes recommendations"

An aspirin a day? Poll of older adults suggests some who take it may be following outdated advice

"More than half of people age 50 to 80 taking aspirin don’t have cardiovascular disease, for some this means low preventive benefit and bleeding risks"

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