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Two-year lifestyle program improves older adults’ cognition 55% more, trial finds

13 Jul: Two-year lifestyle program improves older adults’ cognition 55% more, trial finds

Older adults who followed a structured, 2-year healthy lifestyle program improved their memory and thinking skills significantly more than those who received only general health advice, according to the Latin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Decline (LatAm-FINGERS) trial, published in The Lancet. Gains were about 55% greater per year on overall tests

Enlisting pharmacists and nurse practitioners in medication management can fill critical gaps

29 Jun: Enlisting pharmacists and nurse practitioners in medication management can fill critical gaps

A novel economic model projects that patients with heart failure would live longer and spend less time in the hospital by expanding heart failure care to include pharmacist- and nurse practitioner-led medication management. Findings from the novel study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of this service and offer a roadmap toward