Geriatrics

One Third of People with Dementia Have Access to Firearms

Jul 17, 2020

Study suggests need for counseling caregivers on firearm safety, as well as clinical, community interventions According to recent research, caregivers for people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) typically did...

#PWChat Recap: The Disproportionate Effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans

Jul 13, 2020

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around the disproportionate effects of the...

More Than One in Four Seniors Reported Falling in Past Year

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In 2018, 27.5 percent of older adults reported...

Low Back Pain Also May Resolve in Some After Hip Replacement

Jul 12, 2020

FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Symptomatic low back pain (LBP) resolves in 82...

Tailored Fall Prevention Falls Flat

Jul 10, 2020

STRIDE trial appears to miss mark A bundle of interventions designed to prevent fall injuries did not ultimately prevent those injuries at statistically significant levels, new randomized trial data showed.”In this...

Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is wide variation in the safety performance...

Multifactor Program Does Not Cut Serious Fall Injuries in Elderly

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A nurse-administered multifactorial intervention...

2008 to 2018 Saw Increase in Shingles Vaccination in Over 60s

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2008 to 2018, there was an increase in...

Higher Vitamin C, Carotenoid Intake May Lower Risk for T2DM

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Higher intakes of vitamin C and carotenoids, as...

COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Mental Health Issues

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Just as the physical symptoms of COVID-19 vary...

Probiotics Fail to Reduce Antibiotic Use Among Elderly

Jul 9, 2020

Study findings don’t support prophylactic probiotics in the assisted living care setting Daily, oral probiotic use was not associated with reduced antibiotic treatment among elderly people living in assisted care...

Some Say Allow Family Access to Dying Patients With COVID-19

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Allowing adult family member presence at the...

Point-Prevalence Surveys in SNFs Help Cut COVID-19 Transmission

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Conducting point-prevalence surveys in skilled...

Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 1.5 percent of American adults...

HDHPs Up Disparities in Access to Care Among Cancer Survivors

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For cancer survivors, high-deductible health plans...

Low Physical Function May Up Bone Loss After Hip Fracture

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Older patients with low physical function and...

Making the Case for CGM Use in the Hospital During COVID-19

Jul 2, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, appropriate implementation of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in...

June 2020 Briefing – Geriatrics

Jul 1, 2020

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory...