Geriatrics
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Trading TV Time for Physical Activity Boosts Healthy Aging
For each increase of 2 hours per day spent sitting and watching television, the odds of healthy aging dropped by 12%.
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Rethinking Management of Skin Cancer in Older Patients
The dermatologist's risk assessment -- both staging and stratifying risk as it relates to specific outcomes such as recurrence, metastases, or...
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Chemo May Benefit Some Older Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers examine real-world outcomes of older adults with untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer.
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Melatonin May Cut Risk for Age-Related Eye Disease
In people with nonexudative age-related macular degenerative, use of the supplement was linked to a 56% lower risk for progression to exudative...
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Ultraprocessed Foods May Be an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health
Eating more ultraprocessed foods may increase the risk for cognitive decline and stroke, while eating more unprocessed or minimally processed...
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Antipsychotics for Dementia Pose Wide-Ranging Health Risks
Any antipsychotic use was associated with significantly higher risks for pneumonia, acute kidney injury, stroke, venous thromboembolism, fracture...
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Heart Failure the Most Common Complication of Atrial Fibrillation, Not Stroke
The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation increased from one in four in 2000 to one in three in 2022 in a Danish cohort.
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This Could Be Key to Motivating Older Patients to Exercise
Exercising with friends can be the difference in keeping older adults moving, study finds.
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Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia
“It may be time to reconsider the broad recommendations to avoid or deprescribe statins in nursing home residents.”
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Vitamin D Supplements May Be a Double-Edged Sword
I can tell you that for your “average woman,” vitamin D supplementation likely has no effect on mortality.