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For older adults with dementia, a new tool may be able to predict mortality risk

Clinicians may be able to reliably forecast death in dementia-afflicted older persons with the aid of a prognosis prediction model. The researchers estimate that 6.5 million Americans age 65 or older have Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. Financial planning, clinical decisions, the use of long-term care, and other types of decisions for this […]

Only one in five Americans has heart health that is at its best

According to a new study published today in Circulation, the American Heart Association’s premier peer-reviewed journal, 80% of Americans have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the Association’s new Life’s Essential 8TM assessment. The Association’s updated guidelines for measuring cardiovascular health are detailed in Life’s Essential 8TM, which was also released today in Circulation. […]

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