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Some quick dementia tests likely to be wrong
Quick tests used in primary care settings to identify whether people are likely to have dementia may often be wrong, according to a study published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice.
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Untreated hearing loss tied to high healthcare costs
Older adults with untreated hearing loss incur substantially higher total health care costs compared to those who don't have hearing loss -- an average of 46%, totaling $22,434 per person over a decade, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers.
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Well-being metrics critical to social, policy decisions
Income-based metrics that measure a country's economic growth don't tell the whole story about its population, argues Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, in an editorial in the journal Science and a Gallup blog post.
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USPSTF updates osteoporosis screening recommendations
In its new update, the US Preventive Services Task Force continues to recommend screening for osteoporosis using bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic fractures in women 65 and older.
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For people with no symptoms, cognitive screens may not be useful
The US Preventive Services Task Force is a volunteer panel of experts who rank the results of research studies according to defined criteria. The panel reviewed studies examining pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment to prevent, slow or reverse cognitive decline, and studies involving how sensitive cognitive screenings were.
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American Heart Association recommends 'paradigm' shift on unhealthy lifestyles
Healthcare providers should treat unhealthy behaviors as aggressively as they treat high blood pressure, cholesterol and other heart-disease risk factors, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) science advisory.
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