Can frailty in conjunction with FRAX identify additional women at risk of fracture - a longitudinal cohort study of community dwelling older women - Bartosch P, Malmgren L.
BACKGROUND: Fracture risk assessment is still far from perfect within the geriatric population. The overall aim of this study is to better identify older women at risk for fractures, using a quantitative measure of frailty in conjunction with the web-based... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The neglected epidemic of trauma from interpersonal violence against the elderly in South Africa - Lee L, Kong VY, Cheung C, Rajaretnam N, Thirayan V, Bruce JL, Manchev V, Mills RP, Laing GL, Clarke DL.
This study aims to review our experience of geriatric injuries with a focus on interpersonal violence (IPV) managed... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Overnight Pulse Rate and Neurocognition in Patients With OSA Overnight Pulse Rate and Neurocognition in Patients With OSA
This study found an association of onset of major neurocognitive disorder with age, depression, and oximetry-derived nocturnal pulse rate variability.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Experimental cancer therapy shows success in more than 70% of patients in global clinical trials
New York, NY (December 10, 2022) — A new therapy that makes the immune system kill bone marrow cancer cells was successful in as many as 73 percent of patients in two clinical trials, according to researchers from The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The…#florida #usnewsworldreport #honorrollhospital #ash #ny #neurologyneurosurgery #geriatrics #journalnewenglandjournalofmedicine #twitter #ajaichari (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1.3 Million Older Women Still Receive Cervical Cancer Screening - Related Services
In 2019, Medicare fee - for - services spent $83.5 million on these potentially unnecessary services (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - December 9, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pathology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Mind the Geriatrician Gap Mind the Geriatrician Gap
The number of aging specialists is shrinking as the aging population surges.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Persistent Pain in Seniors Linked to Decline in Physical Function
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 -- Persistent pain in older adults is associated with a decline in physical function, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Christine Seel Ritchie, M.D., M.S.P.H.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Review Links Hearing Aid Devices With Reduced Cognitive Decline
Furthermore, use of devices linked to 3 percent improvement in cognitive test scores in the short term (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Internal Medicine, Neurology, ENT, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Adaptive risk modeling: improving risk assessment of geriatric hip fracture patients throughout their hospitalization - Esper GW, Meltzer-Bruhn AT, Ganta A, Egol KA, Konda SR.
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was twofold: 1. To assess how adaptive modeling, accounting for development of inpatient complications, affects the predictive capacity of the risk tool to predict inpatient mortality for a cohort of geriatric hip fr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
FDA: No Useful Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Left Against New COVID - 19 Variants
Immunocompromised patients can still receive convalescent plasma (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - December 6, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news
Optimism, Lifestyle, and Longevity in a Diverse Cohort of Women Optimism, Lifestyle, and Longevity in a Diverse Cohort of Women
This study across a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of women found that optimism promotes healthy aging and increased longevity, regardless of demographic.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
2000 to 2020 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Death Rates in Seniors
For men aged 65 to 74 and 75 years or older, drug overdose death rates were higher for non - Hispanic Black men (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 30, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Infections, Oncology, News, Source Type: news
Visual and auditory hallucinations: an uncommon side effect of levetiracetam in an elderly patient - Tahir H, Ayyaz F, Ekwegh U.
This report focuses on a 77-year-old female who was admitted to an acute geriatrics unit at a tertiary care hospital with a history of recurrent falls and right leg weakness. Computed tomography o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Geographic Distribution of Dimorphic Mycoses Expanding in U.S.
Diagnosis and testing should be considered in patients with suggestive illness in regions that are hyperendemic for dimorphic mycoses (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - November 29, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Pathology, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
