Journal of Internal Medicine

Dementia Rates Are Falling In the US

An important new national study finds that, after adjusting for age, Americans 65 and older are less likely to get dementia than in the past. The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Assn (JAMA) confirms previous regional studies in the US as well as recent research in Europe. The reasons for this decline in prevalence of the [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2016-11-21T11:16:11-05:00November 21st, 2016|Blog|2 Comments

Almost one-in-five intensive care patients may be getting futile treatment

Almost one of every five patients in the intensive care units of a major teaching hospital got treatment that was futile or “probably” futile, according to the doctors who treated them. And older patients—especially those admitted from a nursing facility—were most likely to get care that does nothing to improve their quality of life, or even keep them alive for [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2013-09-11T17:38:02-04:00September 11th, 2013|End of life, Hospitals|2 Comments