Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is prescribed brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization.
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One in Four Older Americans with Dementia Prescribed Risky Brain-Altering Drugs Despite Safety Warnings
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Historic storm hits California: Snow in north, blizzard warnings in Southland
February 24, 2023By
Already dumping snow across Northern California, the storm is set to intensify as it moves into Southern California, bringing blizzard warnings to the mountains.
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Winter US storm brings warnings of more tornadoes, blizzards
December 14, 2022By
A destructive storm marched across the United States, spawning tornadoes that touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, where two deaths were reported
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Despite dire warnings, monarch butterfly numbers are solid
June 10, 2022By
Scientists have been warning for quite some time that monarch butterflies were slated for extinction due to diminishing winter colonies. But a new study found that warming temperatures and growth in the summer population of monarchs has compensated for losses during the winter. Researchers did preach continued caution, as the study did show continuing declines in other species of butterflies.
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FDA sets stronger safety warnings for breast implants
October 28, 2021By
The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing new warnings on breast implants
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CDC expands Zika virus alert; more countries issue pregnancy warnings
January 24, 2016By
Pregnant women should not travel to Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde and Samoa because of Zika virus, the CDC said Friday.
