IV Ketamine for Resistant Depression in the Elderly: New Data IV Ketamine for Resistant Depression in the Elderly: New Data
Intravenous (IV) ketamine is effective for geriatric patients with treatment-resistant depression; the response rate was similar to that observed in younger adult patients, two new studies suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 9, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Does a bicycle accident as the cause of proximal femur fracture indicate that geriatric co-management is superfluous? A retrospective cohort study - Spies PE, Fix M, Emmink BL, Schermer TR.
BACKGROUND: Deployment of geriatric care would be more sustainable if we could limit geriatric co-management to older hip fracture patients who benefit most from it. We assumed that riding a bicycle is a proxy of good health and hypothesized that older pat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
No more wicked witches and scary grandmothers turning into wolves: NYC high school students get an education on ageism
To stamp out prejudice against older people, New York City schools are starting young. A pilot program in 13 Brooklyn high schools has started teaching teenagers to identify ageism and prevent age-based discrimination. The idea for the program grew out of two high school internship programs where…#newyorkcity #brooklyn #disney #nycaging #cortésvázquez #robertbutler #gerontologist #newyorkers #aarp #ashtonapplewhite (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The impact of living arrangements on the prevalence of falls after total joint arthroplasty: a comparison between institutionalized and general geriatric population - Pop AM, Russu OM, Zuh SG, Feier AM, Pop TS.
Due to population aging, there is an increasing need for orthopedic surgery, especially total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). In geriatric patients, postoperative falls are common events which can compromise the success of these e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Fracture Risk in Older Adults Initiating Suvorexant vs. Z-drugs Fracture Risk in Older Adults Initiating Suvorexant vs. Z-drugs
This study found that new users of suvorexant demonstrated a comparable risk of hip fracture or all-cause fracture as compared to new users of the Z-drug hypnotics eszopiclone, zolpidem, or zopiclone.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Geriatric depression - Gundersen E, Bensadon B.
Late-life depression is common but underrecognized and undertreated leading to significant morbidity and mortality, including from suicide. The presence of comorbidities necessitates screening followed by a careful history in order to make the diagnosis of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Do prescription opioids impact cognitive function in older adults?
Prescription opioid use could have a negative effect on cognitive function in older adults, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The population-based observational study used data from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, a research initiative examining the cognitive decline in older people for nearly 20 years. Findings The study found that 70% of participants received at least one opioid prescription over an average of… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 1, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Why Americans Are Uniquely Afraid to Grow Old
Life is arithmetic. There are only three certainties all of us face: you’re born, you live, and you die. How many years you get in that interval is something of a mortal crapshoot, but most people would agree on one thing: they’d like as many as possible.
That fact is becoming more relevant than ever in the U.S., where aging Baby Boomers have now pushed the 65-and-over cohort to 56 million people, or 16.9% of the national population. By 2030, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20% of the population will be of retirement age. By 2034, seniors will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. That&rsq...
Source: TIME: Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Psychology Source Type: news
Quantifying the impact of comorbidities on length of stay in geriatric fall-related injuries - McLaughlin CJ, Waldron OJ, Staszak RM, Gish JS, Armen SB.
Geriatric patients who fall are among the most common mechanisms of injury presenting to trauma centers. We sought to quantify the impact of various comorbidities on length of stay (LOS) in these patients to identify areas for intervention. A level 1 traum... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Impact of Persistent Pain on Function, Cognition of Older Adults Impact of Persistent Pain on Function, Cognition of Older Adults
Chronic pain is common in older adults. How does persistent pain impact physical function, cognition, and well-being in this population?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
The Oldest Living Veterans of WWII
The survivors of World War II, the most horrific conflict in human history, are dying quickly as the cohort grows older and older. According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, an average of 234 American veterans of the war pass away each day. The National WWII Museum in New Orleans reports that…#worldwarii #nationalwwiimuseum #neworleans #dva #gerontologywiki #friedrichgrade #u96 #constantinhertoiu #romanian #sovietunion (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurophysiologic Predictors of Risk for Post-operative Delirium Neurophysiologic Predictors of Risk for Post-operative Delirium
Might non-invasive neurophysiologic measures, such as EEG and TMS, identify individuals at risk for post-surgical delirium?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Early predictors of discharge to home among severely injured geriatric patients: a single-system retrospective cohort study - Lai K, Anantha RV, Fawcett V, Tsang B, Kim M, Widder S.
BackgroundInjured geriatric patients experience significant functional decline during their hospitalization, limiting their ability to be discharged home which is a valuable outcome among this vulnerable population. We therefore sought to evaluate the clin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
FPGA-based edge inferencing for fall detection - Bharathkumar K, Paolini C, Sarkar M.
In the geriatric population, physical injuries sustained by an unintentional or an unpredictable fall on a hard surface is the leading cause of injury related morbidity and sometimes mortality. Each year, close to 30% of adults around the age group of 65 f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Geriatric Fracture Program Tied to Improved Outcomes
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 -- The Geriatric Fracture Program (GFP), implemented in a mixed-practice health system, resulted in improved inpatient outcomes and reduced costs of care, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Services... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
