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It’s common for people with a probable dementia diagnosis not to know about it. It varies with race, but it is not associated with caregiver burden, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Josh Martins-Caulfield, a researcher from the University of Michigan Medical School [...]

Nursing homes with higher invasive Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates had fewer registered nurses, a new study finds. Boosting the number of nurses in high-risk communities could lower MRSA rates, according to the authors of the report published Monday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Investigators examined data from the [...]

Hearing loss could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease. It also could be a risk factor for developing the disease, a new study finds. According to a study published in the February 2025 issue of Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, the risk for developing Parkinson’s disease goes up by 57% [...]

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