A four-cohort study linked computer use with better cognitive scores and TV viewing with poorer scores, but genetic analyses leave causal effects uncertain.
What Older Adults Do On Screens May Matter More Than Total Screen Time
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These 100 Nursing Homes Face Perilous Flood Risk. Minnesota Shows What Can Happen.
A KFF Health News analysis identifies 100 nursing homes where a modeled 100-year flood could bring at least 2 feet of water.
FDA Approves Once Daily Parkinson’s Pill For Treating Symptoms
The FDA approved AbbVie’s once-daily Parkinson’s pill Juvmo for early symptoms and as an add-on treatment. U.S. availability is expected in October 2026.
One Cognitive Test Is A Snapshot — Two Is A Trajectory: A Physician’s Take
Physician Nathaniel Chin says repeated cognitive tests can help track change over time, while noting that scores have limits and require careful interpretation.
Cochlear Surpasses 1 Million Hours Of Patient Experience In Fully Implantable Hearing Technology Program
Cochlear says its fully implantable cochlear implant program has passed 1 million patient hours as recruitment ends for two pivotal trials.
New Bill Would Make PACE Mandatory Under Medicaid, Spur Provider Growth
A bipartisan bill would make PACE mandatory in every state, change enrollment timing and ease limits on program growth.
‘Playing A Game Of Chicken’: Saber, Creative Solutions And Majestic Care Execs On Negotiating With Medicare Advantage Plans
Execs at Saber, Creative Solutions and Majestic Care say they terminate low-paying Medicare Advantage contracts and push for policy change in Washington.
Alcohol And The Brain; The Next Alzheimer’s Frontier; Mice With Human Brain Cells
Alcohol’s brain effects, tau drugs as Alzheimer’s next frontier, ALS drug setback, and mice integrating human cortical organoids: the week in neurology.
FDA Approves First Treatment For MCT8 Deficiency
The FDA approved tiratricol for peripheral thyrotoxicosis in people with MCT8 deficiency, the first FDA-approved treatment for the rare disorder.
Risk Of AMD Progression After Cataract Surgery
Search interest is rising around AMD progression after cataract surgery, but the reason for the attention and any new trigger remain unconfirmed.
