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The study reveals a significant correlation between food insecurity and increased dementia risk, with odds ratios of 1.38 and 1.37 for low and very low food security, respectively.

As healthcare professionals, understanding the crucial link between perceived usefulness, ease of use, and tech literacy is paramount. Prolonged independence emerges as a compelling motivator for seniors to embrace digital health innovations, providing a pathway to improved quality of life.

Advanced biological aging, as measured by clinical biomarkers, increases one’s risk for dementia or stroke, despite adjustment for disease-specific risk factors. This finding underscores the potential of biological age as a predictor of neurological health.

Recent studies have indicated a potential increase in stroke risk among seniors, particularly those aged 85 and older, who receive both COVID-19 and influenza vaccines simultaneously. This finding has sparked a renewed focus on the safety of administering multiple vaccines at the same time.

The study found that both primary care physicians and nurse practitioners averaged approximately 1.7 inappropriate prescriptions for every 100 prescriptions written. This finding underscores the shared challenge of inappropriate prescribing across healthcare professions.