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<p>A cross-sectional study of more than 6,500 adults aged 65 years and older found that, on average, older adults spent 3 weeks each year getting health care outside the home. In this nationally representative group, 11% of older adults spent 50 or more days each year receiving health care services. These days spent obtaining health care outside the home, or health care contact days, are a new patient-centered metric for evaluating care for older adults. The study is published in <em>Annals of Internal Medicine. </em></p>

<p>In the development of Parkinson&rsquo;s disease (PD), the changes that will lead to neurodegeneration take place in the brain long before patients show any symptoms. But without a test that can detect these changes, it&rsquo;s difficult to intervene early to more effectively slow disease progression.&nbsp;</p> <p>Researchers from the&nbsp;<a href="http://brighamandwomens.org/">Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital</a>, a founding member of&nbsp;<a href="http://massgeneralbrigham.org/">Mass General Brigham</a>...

<p>An observational study of patients being treated for acute COVID-19 in a multicenter health care system observed virologic rebound in about 20 percent of patients treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (N-R) versus about 2 percent of those who did not receive treatment. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.</p>

<p>A study of more than 73,000 primary care physicians (PCPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) suggest that &nbsp;both are similarly likely to inappropriately prescribe medications to older patients. According to the authors, this study adds to growing evidence indicating that when prescriptive authority is expanded to include NPs, these new prescribers do not perform worse than physicians. The study is published in <em>Annals of Internal Medicine.</em></p>

Summary: Researchers have identified specific brain network connections associated with anosognosia, a condition in which patients are unaware of their