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Tag Archives: Mayo Clinic
Mid-Life Blood Test for Inflammation May Predict Later-Life Dementia Risk? (NHS Choices / Neurology)
Summary Higher inflammatory marker scores in middle age, based on five blood-based markers of inflammation (fibrinogen, albumin, von Willebrand factor, factor VIII and white blood cell count) appear to be associated with reduced brain volume (thought to be neurodegenerative “shrinkage”) … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged AD Signature Region Volume (Shrinkage), Albumin, ARIC Study: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, Baylor College of Medicine, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Biomarker Development, Biomarkers, Biomarkers for Inflammation, Biomarkers Research Programmes, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain Shrinkage, Brain Volume, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Critical Appraisals, Department of Medicine: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Departments of Neurology and Radiology: Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Division of Epidemiology and Community Health: University of Minnesota, Factor VIII, Fibrinogen, Hippocampal Volume, Hippocampal Volume (Memory Related), Hippocampus (Shrinkage in Late Adulthood), Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (Texas), Immune System, Immune System and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Inflammation, Inflammation and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Inflammatory Response, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic: Rochester, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurology (Journal), Occipital Lobe Volume (Shrinkage), Plasma Biomarkers, Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, School of Public Health: University of Minnesota, Section of Cardiology: Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Cardiology: Baylor College of Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine, Systemic Inflammation, Systemic Inflammation and Neurodegeneration, United States, University of Minnesota, University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Centre, US National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, USA, von Willebrand Factor, White Blood Cell Count
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Seven Day Working and Much More: Aiming for a More Patient-Centred, Transparent and Safe NHS (Department of Health)
Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has re-asserted his intention to pursue the New Deal for GPs, and seven day NHS services generally; if necessary by removing the weekend working opt-out in new hospital consultants’ contracts. NHS Improvement Plans for the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, Northern Ireland, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Alzira (Spain), Apollo (India), BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Northern Ireland Health News, BBC Wales, Booking Appointments, British Medical Association, Care Seven Days a Week, Clinical Incident Investigations, Competition Based on Patient Choice, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Continuous Learning Culture, Crowd Effect (Crowd Psychology), Crowd Herding, Culture and Leadership, Culture Change in the NHS, Culture of Safety, DDRB Recommendation for Removal of Consultant Weekend Opt-Out, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Informatics: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, DevoManc, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Health, Dr Dan Poulter (Former Conservative Health Minister), Dr Johann Malawana: Former Chair of BMA Junior Doctors Committee, Dr Mike Durkin: NHS England’s Director of Patient Safety, Dr Mike Durkin: Patient Safety Investigation Service, Electronic Booking, Elevated Weekend Hospital Mortality, Extra Payments for Unsociable Working, Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research: University College London, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Five Year Forward View, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Francis Freedom to Speak Up Report, Freedom to Speak Up Report, Freedom to Speak Up? (Whistleblowing Review), Gary Caplin: Chief Executive of Virginia Mason Hospital (Seattle), Greater Manchester, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), HFMA: Healthcare Financial Management Association, Honesty and Transparency, Implications of the Francis Inquiry Report, Independent National Officer, Independent National Officer (INO), Independent Patient Safety Investigation Service, Intelligent Transparency, International Buddying Programme, Junior Doctors Balloted on Seven Day Working Terms and Conditions, Junior Doctors: Contract Dispute of 2015, Kaiser Permanente, Keogh Review, Learning Culture, Learning Not Blaming, Lord Rose Report into NHS Leadership, Lord Rose Report on Leadership in the NHS, Lord Rose Report: Better Leadership for Tomorrow, Martha Lane Fox, Mayo Clinic, Medical Director of NHS England: Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Directorate: NHS England, Monitor, Morecambe Bay Investigation Report, Mortality at the Weekend, Never Events, New Deal, New Deal for General Practice, New Deal for Primary Care, News Manipulation and Intransigence, NHS Culture, NHS England, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Leadership Academy Moved From NHS England to Health Education England, NHS National Information Board, NHS Patient Safety Culture, NHS Pay Review Body, NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), NHS Services Seven Days a Week, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA), NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA), Nigel Edwards: Nuffield Trust, No Harm Culture, Open and Supportive Culture, Opt-Outs (Consultant Contracts), Oral Statement to Parliament: Improving Safety Culture in the NHS (July 2015), Orchestrated Intransigence, Patient Choice, Patient Power 2.0, Patient Safety, Patient Safety in the NHS, Policy Issues Posed by Devolution, Procurement Patient Choice and Competition Regulations, Professional Standards, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Public Administration Select Committee Report into Clinical Incident Investigations, Public Administration Selection Committee, Quality and Outcomes Research Unit: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, QUORUM Metric for Comparing Hospital Death Rates, RCGP, Reduction in Bureaucracy, Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation, Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration, Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), Royal College General Practice (RCGP), Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Scottish Government, Service Redesign, Seven Day Care in England, Seven Day NHS Pledge: Problem of Resources, Seven Day NHS Pledge: Problem of Staff Shortages, Seven Day NHS Pledge: Problem of Unwillingness or Incapacity for Doing More With Less, Seven Day NHS Pledge: Problem of Workforce Overload, Seven Day NHS Pledge: Problems Identified in Leaked Confidential Department of Health Review, Seven Day Services, Seven-Day GP Access, Seven-Day Hospital Services, Seven-Day NHS Services, Seven-Day Opening, Seven-Day Working, Simon Hamilton: Northern Ireland's Health Minister, Survivorship Models, Sustainability, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, System Re-Design, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Transparency and Devolution, Transparent Learning Culture, University College London, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Unsociable Hours Payments, Virginia Mason Hospital: Seattle, Weekend Effect, Weekend Mortality Rates, Weekend Services, Weekend Working, Welsh Government
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A Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Patient.co.uk / Parkinson’s UK / USA: Multiple)
Summary Just in time for Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015 (April 20th -26th 2015), here is a collection of information on Parkinson’s Disease written primarily for patients and the general public. From Patient.co.uk (UK Independent Health Site) Parkinson’s Disease. Leeds: Patient.co.uk … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Depression, Diagnosis, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Addictive Gambling, Advice and Information, American Parkinson Disease Association, Antioxidants and Parkinson’s Disease, Antioxidants and Parkinson’s: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.67, Anxiety, Anxiety and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.96, Anxiety Disorders and Dementia, APDA: American Parkinson Disease Association, Apomorphine, Apomorphine: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.26, Caregiving (Carers), Co-Enzyme Q10, Co-enzyme Q10: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.74, Communication and Parkinson's Disease, Communication and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.06, Conductive Education and Parkinson's Disease, Conductive Education and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.41, Delusional Ideas, Delusions, Dementia in Parkinson's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia With Lewy Bodies: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.33, Dental and Oral Health, Dental and Oral Health in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.98, Depression and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.56, Depression and Parkinson’s Disease, Diagnosing Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.48, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Drug-Induced Parkinsonism, Drug-Induced Parkinsonism: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.38, Dystonia, E M I S: Egton Medical Information Systems Ltd., Eating Swallowing and Saliva Control in Parkinson's Disease, Eating Swallowing and Saliva Control in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.22, Equipment and Disability Aids, Equipment and Disability Aids: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.59, Exercise and Parkinson's Disease, Eyes and Parkinson's Disease, Eyes and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.27, Falls and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.39, Falls in Parkinson's Disease, Fatigue and Parkinson's Disease, Fatigue and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.72, Foot Care, Foot Care and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.51, Freezing in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.63, Freezing in Parkinson’s Disease, Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease, Gene Therapy for Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.49, Guideline for Dietitians on Management of Parkinson's Disease, Hallucinations, Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson's Disease, Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.11, Hypersexuality, Hypotension, Impulsive and Compulsive Behaviour in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.77, Information and Advice Services, Information and Signposting Services, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of Patients, Inherited Parkinson's And Genetic Testing: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.86, Inherited Parkinson's Disease and Genetic Testing, International travel and Parkinson's Disease, International Travel and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.28, Involuntary Movements, Juvenile Parkinson's Disease, Juvenile Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.85, Keeping a Diary: For Carers, Keeping a Diary: For Carers: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.70, Keeping a Diary: People with Parkinson's Disease, Keeping a Diary: People with Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.69, Kindness, Living Alone With Parkinson's Disease, Living Alone With Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.29, Low Blood Pressure, Low Blood Pressure and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.50, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Mild Memory Problems: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.95, Muscle Cramps and Dystonia, Muscle Cramps And Dystonia: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.43, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Obsessive Shopping, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.97, Occupational Therapy and Parkinson’s, Oral Health, Oral Healthcare, Pain in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.37, Parkinson's Awareness Month, Parkinson's Awareness Week, Parkinson's dementia: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.58, Parkinson's Disease: Hope Through Research, Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2015), Parkinson’s Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week (2015), Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Parkinsonism, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Parkinsonism: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.83, Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease, Patient.co.uk, Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy and Parkinson's Disease, Physiotherapy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.42, Physiotherapy for Parkinson's Disease, Pregnancy and Parkinson's Disease, Pregnancy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.19, Public Awareness (Parkinson's Disease), Punding, Restless Legs Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.83, Saliva Control, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Skin and Sweating Problems in Parkinson's Disease, Skin and Sweating Problems in Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.40, Speech and Language Therapy and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.07, Stem Cell Research and Parkinson's Disease, Stem Cell Research and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.78, Swallowing, Sweating in Parkinson's Disease, Talking to Children About Parkinson's Disease, Talking to Children About Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.66, Talking to People About Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.88, The Carer's Guide: Parkinson’s UK, Tremor and Parkinson's Disease, Tremor and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.94, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Up Your Friendly Challenge: Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2015), US Department of Health and Human Services, US National Institute of Mental Health, US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Using Computers and the Internet: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.60, Wearing Off, Wearing Off and Involuntary Movements, Wearing Off and Involuntary Movements: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.73, [Reference No.B071
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Primary Age Related Tauopathy (PART): A New Type / Cause of Cognitive Impairment?
Summary The authors of this article propose the introduction of a new term to describe a pathology found to be commonly present in the brains of aged persons; namely “Primary Age-Related Tauopathy (PART). Autopsy studies indicate brains with neurofibrillary tangles … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acta Neuropathologica, Age and Ageing, Age-Related Pathologies, Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing Population, Amnestic MCI, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Biomarkers, Boston University, Civin Laboratory for Neuropathology: Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Cognitive Ageing, Cognitive Impairment, Columbia University, Columbia University Medical Center, Common Pathology Associated With Human Ageing, Department of Neuroscience: Mayo Clinic, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Immunology: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging: University of Kentucky, Departments of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Neurological Sciences: Rush University Medical Center, Division of Neuropathology: University of Pennsylvania, Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta), Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Genetics and Pathology: Uppsala University, Harvard Medical School, Human Ageing Process, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Institute for Ageing and Health: Newcastle University, Institute of Clinical Neurobiology (Vienna), Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurofibrillary Tangles, Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFTs), Neuropathologic Disorders, Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine, Newcastle University, NFT+/Aβ- Brains (Neurofibrillary Tangles Without Amyloid [Aβ] Plaques), Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer Disease Center: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, PART: Primary Age-Related Tauopathy, Primary Age Related Tauopathy (PART), Rush University Medical Center (US), Rush University Medical Center: Chicago, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Screening for Cognitive Impairment, Tau, Tau Pathology, Tau Protein, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Tauopathy, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, University of British Columbia, University of California, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Kentucky, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of São Paulo, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, University of Ulm, University of Washington, Uppsala University, VA Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
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Patient Empowerment (All Party Parliamentary Group)
Summary A recent All Party Parliamentary Group(s) report explains the benefits from the global patient empowerment movement. The aim is to promote a more active role for individuals in their own healthcare. Full Text Link Reference Patient empowerment: for better … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Accountable Care Organisations in the USA and England (King’s Fund / BBC News)
Summary This King’s Fund report investigates Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) in the United States and England. The relevance of ACOs for integrated care initiatives in England are assessed. “In the United States, accountable care organisations ACOs – a group of … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abolition of the Purchaser/Provider Split, Accountability, Accountable Care Communities (ACCs), Accountable Care Organisations, Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs), ACO Eligibility Criteria, ACO Models, ACO-Type Organisations, Active Engagement, Advocate Health Care in Chicago, Affordable Care Act (Office of Legislative Counsel 2010), Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Balance Between Care by Specialists and Generalists, Barriers to Integration, BBC Health News, Benefits of Integrated Care, Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund (BCF), Budgets, Care by Specialists and Generalists, Care Integration, Care Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.), Chronic Illnesses, Clinical Leadership, Co-operative Network in Rural North Dakota, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Care Teams, Collaborative Models of Delivery, Collaborative Working, Commissioning Support Tools, Community Care of North Carolina, Conditions for Integration, Cost and Quality Measures, Enablers of Integrated Care, Engagement, England, Evolution of ACOs, Financial Fragmentation in the NHS, Fragmentation of Services and Commissioning, Fragmented Care, Fragmented Resource Allocation, Geisinger Health System in Western Pennsylvania, GP Commissioning in the NHS in England, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound Washington State, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, High Quality Care for All, House of Care Model, Impactability Models, Incentivising Integrated Care, Independent Practice Associations (IPAs), Information Sharing, Innovations in Payment Systems and Contracting, Integrated Care in English NHS, Integrated Delivery Systems, Integration of Health and Social Care, Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Investment in Information Technology, Kaiser Permanente, Lessons for England From the US, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Macmillan Cancer Support, Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), Mayo Clinic, Medicare, Medicare and Medicaid, Monarch in California, Multi-Specialty Group Practices, Multi-Specialty Teams Across Hospital and Community, Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Teams, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Needs, Multiple-Morbidities, Networks and Alliances, NHS Plan (2000), NHS Reform, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient Engagement, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US 2010), Patient Targeting and Risk Stratification, Payment by Results, Payment Systems and Incentives, Physician Hospital Organisations (PHOs), Pioneer and the Shared Savings Programme, Pioneer Programme, Population Risk Stratification, Prevention, Preventive Care, Purchaser/Provider Split, Right Outcomes Linked to Incentives, Risk Stratification, Shared Savings Programme, Specific Objectives, Support Tools, Team-Based Approaches, Types of ACOs, United States, USA, Virginia Mason in Washington State, Virtual Physician Organisations (VPOs), Working Arrangements
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Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder May Predict Development of Dementia With Lewy Bodies (Mayo Clinic News)
Summary Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder is caused by the loss of the normal muscle paralysis during REM sleep. This tendency to “act out dreams” can appear three decades or more before a formal diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies in males, … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Passive Case-Finding for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Two United States Communities (Alzheimer’s Association)
Summary Passive surveillance – which uses documentation from existing health records – has the advantages of lower research costs and a lower impact on the population studied, but effectiveness is limited by the comprehensiveness of the healthcare coverage in a … Continue reading →
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Pre-Dementia More Common in Men than Women (BBC Health News)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 7, February 2012]. Summary Men show a higher risk of developing the earliest signs of dementia, namely mild cognitive impairment (MCI), whereas women are more likely to … Continue reading →
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