PetPace to Partner with Veterinary Health Research Centers to Pioneer Canine Alzheimer's Research Using Advanced Smart Collars
PetPace, a leader in pet health monitoring technology, is excited to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with the Veterinary Health Research Centers (VHRC) to spearhead research on Canine Alzheimer's Disease. This initiative, named the Dogs Overcoming Geriatric Memory and Aging... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PET ANW LIC Source Type: news
A geriatrician ’s experience caring for his mother from 460 miles away
In this conversation with Barry J. Wu, he shares his experience as a caregiver to his mother and how that informs the advice he gives to other caregivers. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - November 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
The interaction between geriatric & neighborhood vulnerability: delineating pre-hospital risk among older adult emergency general surgery patients - Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Kodadek LM, Staudenmayer KL, Davis KA.
BACKGROUND: When presenting for EGS care, older adults frequently experience increased risk of adverse outcomes owing to factors related to age ('geriatric vulnerability') and the social determinants of health unique to the places in which they live ('neig... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Rural Medicare beneficiaries less likely to use mammography screening
Medicare beneficiaries who live in rural areas undergo mammography screening less than their urban counterparts, according to research published November 13 in Geriatric Nursing.
A team led by Zhaoli Liu, PhD, from the University of Texas at Arlington, found that Hispanic women on Medicare in rural areas are about 33% less likely to regularly undergo screening mammography, while non-Hispanic Black Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas were about 22% less likely to undergo regular screening.
“The findings … highlight the importance of addressing rural racial disparities in mammography utilization among older women to ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Global epidemiology of geriatric burns, capacities of care, and injury outcomes: perspectives from the World Health Organization global burn registry - Bayuo J, Agbeko AE, Wong AKC, Wong FKY, Baafi EO, Baffour PK, Naw HE, Agbenorku P.
BACKGROUND: An increasing aging population alongside a potentially increasing injury risk emphasizes a critical need for evidence-based burn care regarding preventive and therapeutic strategies tailored to the unique needs of older adults. However, we note... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Caregiving Linked to Lower Mortality in Postmenopausal Women
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- Caregiving is associated with lower mortality among postmenopausal women, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Prachi P. Chavan, Ph.D., from the University at... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Understanding the factors contributing to suicide among the geriatric population: a narrative review - Dhole AR, Petkar P, Choudhari SG, Mendhe H.
This article is intended to summar... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Diagnostic accuracy of a trauma risk assessment tool among geriatric patients with crash injuries - Adeyemi OJ, Gibbons K, Schwartz LB, Meltzer-Bruhn AT, Esper GW, Grudzen C, DiMaggio C, Chodosh J, Egol KA, Konda SR.
The Score for Trauma Triage in the Geriatric and Middle-Aged (STTGMA) is a risk stratification tool. We evaluated the STTGMA's accuracy in predicting 30-day mortality and the odds of unfavorable clinical trajectories among crash-related trauma patients. Th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth
This week marks 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and became the oldest person to orbit the Earth. Glenn was flown on STS-95, nearly 37 years after becoming the first American to orbit the Earth during his 1962 Friendship 7 mission.…#nasa #johnglenn #discovery #sts95 #dangoldin #utah #jakegarn #billnelson #columbia #challenger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Associations of intrinsic capacity, fall risk and frailty in old inpatients - Shen S, Xie Y, Zeng X, Chen L, Guan H, Yang Y, Wu X, Chen X.
This study explored the associations of intrinsic capacity (IC), fall risk, and frailty in geriatric inpatients. METHODS: A total of 703 hospitalized patients aged 75 years or older were recruited for this retrospective observational ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Lack of patient and primary care physician follow-up in geriatric emergency department patients with head trauma from a fall - Shih RD, Solano JJ, Engstr öm G, Khazem M, Clayton LM, Wells M, Hughes PG, Posaw L, Goldstein L, Hennekens CH, Ouslander JG, Alter SM.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Falls are the leading cause of injuries in the US for older adults. Follow-up after an ED-related fall visit is essential to initiate preventive strategies in these patients who are at very high risk for recurrent falls. It is currently un... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The New Wave of Health Sensors
Digital technologies increasingly provide valuable, real-time data to assist with healthy aging and geriatric care About two years ago, as a 68-year-old decades-long Type 2 diabetes patient, my doctor prescribed a wearable continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device fully covered by Medicare. My…#cgm #medicare #naturemedicine #uc #sandiego #josephwang #wearable #ecg #nit #futureofwearables (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Findings from three methods to identify falls in hospitals: results from the Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management system fall prevention trial - Visvanathan R, Lange K, Selvam J, Dollard J, Boyle E, Jones K, Ingram K, Shibu P, Wilson A, Ranasinghe DC, Karnon J, Hill KD.
OBJECTIVE: To (a) compare characteristics of patients who fall with those of patients who did not fall; and (b) characterise falls (time, injury severity and location) through three fall reporting methods (incident system reports, medical notes and clinici... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Complications arising from dental trauma incurred from falls involving geriatric patients: a case report - Arroyo Bote S, Bennasar Verges C, Ribas-Perez D, Rodriguez Menacho D, Villalva Hernandez-Franch P, Barbero Navarro I, Casta ño Séiquer A.
Elderly patients have a high incidence of falls that result in facial injuries. Many cases present with dental crown fractures and soft-tissue lacerations. The initial diagnosis is especially important in this type of dental trauma, since an initial error ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Repeat fall risk in geriatric patients after fall-induced head trauma - Alter SM, Knopp BW, Solano JJ, Hughes PG, Clayton LM, Shih RD.
Introduction There are many known risk factors for falls, with poor health and physiologic decreases in function as the major contributors to fall risk in older adults. However, risk factors for repeat falls after initial ED discharge are not well-describe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
