SGLT-2 Inhibitors for the Management of Heart Failure
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have rapidly won a front seat in the management of heart failure for their ability to reduce cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalizations, including in older adults. But of prime importance for geriatric patients is also the fact that the SGLT-2 inhibitors “work quickly and safely to help patients feel better,” said cardiologist Nicole M. Orr, MD. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news
Geriatric Cardiology: At the Forefront of Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults
The field of geriatric cardiology is growing in size and reach, with cardiovascular experts advancing their efforts to collaborate with geriatricians and educate cardiologists about important principles of caring for the rapidly growing number of older patients in the United States. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news
Emergency department-based physical function measures for falls in older adults and outcomes: a secondary analysis of GAPcare - Strauss DH, Davoodi NM, Resnik LJ, Keene S, Serina PT, Goldberg EM.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Falls are the leading reason for injury-related emergency department (ED) visits for older adults. The Geriatric Acute and Post-acute Fall Prevention Intervention (GAPcare), an in-ED intervention combining a medication therapy manag... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Get in line, grandma: Young people are adopting geriatric hobbies
If you’re under the age of 80 and your ideal Friday night involves a cup of Sleepytime tea, a heating pad, and your bed — you’re not alone. In fact, you might just be a trendsetter. Millennials and Gen Zers — burnt out from the pandemic, a job market, and high cost of living — are increasingly…#genzers #genz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How comprehensive is our comprehensive geriatric assessment in clinical practice? An Irish perspective - Dennehy K, Lynch A, Reddin C, Daly B, Dukelow T, Canavan M, Costello M, Murphy R.
We examined what metrics are being captured in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Which comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey - Kudelka J, Ollenschl äger M, Dodel R, Eskofier BM, Hobert MA, Jahn K, Klucken J, Labeit B, Polidori MC, Prell T, Warnecke T, von Arnim CAF, Maetzler W, Jacobs AH.
BACKGROUND: The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment tailored to the patient's needs and resources. Its use has shown a beneficial effect on the functional outcome ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Effects of medication management in geriatric patients who have fallen: results of the EMMA mixed-methods study - Clemens S, Iglseder B, Alzner R, Kogler M, Rose O, Kutschar P, Krutter S, Kanduth K, D ückelmann C, Flamm M, Pachmayr J.
BACKGROUND: comprehensive medication management (CMM) can reduce medication-related risks of falling. However, knowledge about inter-individual treatment effects and patient-related barriers remains scarce. OBJECTIVE: to gain in-depth insights into... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Elder abuse geriatrics: describing an important new medical specialist - Bloemen EM, Tietz S, Lindberg DM, Hayes J, Lum H, Gottesman E, Elman A, Sullivan M, Pino C, McAuley J, Shaw A, Hancock D, Chang ES, Yasui R, LoFaso VM, Stern ME, Rosen T.
Elder mistreatment, including elder abuse and neglect, is a difficult diagnosis to make and manage for most providers. To address this, two elder abuse consultation teams were developed for patients in the hospital and emergency department settings. As the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Why So Many Women Are Waiting Longer to Have Kids
In 1970, the average woman in the U.S. had her first baby at around 21 years old. That’s hard to imagine now: new federal data published in April show that in 2022, the average first-time mother was a little older than 27—a record high for the country, and a sign of a major demographic change.
This shift has been underway for years. Teenagers and women in their early 20s are having fewer kids, while the opposite is happening among older age groups. In 2022, for the seventh year in a row, the birth rate among U.S. women in their early 30s was higher than the rate among those in their late 20s. Perhaps even mo...
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Impact of climate-induced floods and typhoons on geriatric disabling health among older Chinese and Filipinos: a cross-country systematic review - Balikuddembe JK, Zheng Y, Prisno DEL, Stodden R.
BACKGROUND: Apart from both China and the Philippines continuing to be exposed to and affected by different climate-induced hazards, in particular floods and typhoons, they are also reported to be witnessing rapid ageing populations of 60 years and older. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Benign prostatic hyperplasia and the risk of falls in older men: insights from a population-based study on geriatric morbid conditions - Kim SJ, Lee D, Park SG, Pak S, Lee YG, Cho ST.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the association between benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and the incidence of falls from the perspective of geriatric morbid conditions. METHODS: Data were sourced from the triennial National Surv... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Rib fractures and frailty in geriatric trauma patients - Brown JH, LaRosa SK, Moore KG, Perea LL.
As rib fractures are a common injury in the geriatric trauma population and can result in increased morbidity and mortality, we sought to understand predicting outcomes in this population. We hypothesized that frail geriatric rib fracture patients would ha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Medicare Advantage — or Disadvantage?
One always knows nowadays when it is fall. Not only because the weather cools, or the leaves change, or Thanksgiving is coming, but because this is now the season when insurance companies bombard older adults with offers to reconsider our Medicare health insurance coverage. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Jerald Winakur Tags: MEDITATIONS ON GERIATRIC MEDICINE Source Type: news
Advocating for an Aging Relative During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay: Managing Opportunities and Challenges
Approximately 20% of hospitalized older adults (age 65 and older) are discharged to a skilled nursing facility after a qualified hospital stay (G.M. Harper et al., eds., Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th ed. [American Geriatrics Society, 2022]). The overarching goal of these stays is to assist in the patients ’ recovery and rehabilitation so they can return home or move to a lower level of care such as assisted living. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Elizabeth Galik Tags: CARING COLLABORATIVE Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Prevalence Predicted to Double by 2050 Alzheimer's Prevalence Predicted to Double by 2050
The rising prevalence of AD comes at the same time as a growing shortage of neurologists and geriatricians is expected to create " dementia neurology deserts " in some states by 2025.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
