Geriatrics
Conference Coverage
Hormone Therapy Can Benefit Women into Their 80s
Analysis finds hot flashes were the top reason women continued hormone therapy after age 65 but many other reasons were reported.
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The Link Between Vision Impairment and Dementia in Older Adults
“While not proving a cause-and-effect relationship, these findings support inclusion of multiple objective measures of vision impairments ... to...
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Upfront Appendectomy Improves Survival Among Frail Older Adults
“Our results suggest that treatment of older adults with acute uncomplicated appendicitis may benefit from risk stratification based on patient...
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Nighttime Outdoor Light Pollution Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Among people aged 65 years or older, Alzheimer’s disease prevalence was more strongly associated with nightly light pollution exposure than with...
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High Breast Cancer Risk With Menopausal Hormone Therapy & Strong Family History
A modeling study integrated a data set of women with age-specific breast cancer risk with family history and another that covers relative risk for...
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Timing of Blood Pressure Dosing Doesn’t Matter (Again): BedMed and BedMed-Frail
There was no cardiovascular mortality advantage to bedtime dosing, but neither was there any signal of safety concerns.
Commentary
Delayed Bleeding: The Silent Risk for Seniors
The way that it did change my care was to give good return precautions to patients, to make sure they have somebody with them to say, “Hey,...
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More Protein Is Advantageous for Elderly Patients With CKD
“We observed an inverse association between total protein intake and mortality among participants with CKD but a somewhat weaker one than among...
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Is Your Patient Too Old for a Colonoscopy?
Complications, including dehydration, bleeding, bowel perforation, and pulmonary or CV issues, may outweigh benefit.
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Untreated Hypertension Tied to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
“These results suggest that treating high blood pressure as a person ages continues to be a crucial factor in reducing their risk of Alzheimer’s...
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Hearing Loss, Neuropathy Cut Survival in Older Adults
“Like peripheral neuropathy, advanced-age hearing loss is associated with reduced life expectancy, probably mediated in part through an adverse...