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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Benzos Are Hard on the Brain, But Do They Raise Dementia Risk?
The findings suggest that benzodiazepine use “may have subtle, long-term impact on brain health.”
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Medication Overuse in Mental Health Facilities: Not the Answer, Regardless of Consent, Says Ethicist
Antipsychotic drugs substitute for the inability to provide adequate numbers of people to provide care in safe environments.
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Online Tool Predicts Real-World Driving Ability of Older Drivers
An algorithm combines two well-known tests, and it may help physicians discuss driving concerns with older patients.
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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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Vision Impairment Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults
“Early vision screening may help identify adults at higher risk of dementia, allowing for timely interventions.”
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More and More Are Living With Type 1 Diabetes Into Old Age
Mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among people with type 1 diabetes aged ≥ 65 years dropped significantly from 1990 to 2019.
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Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Counter Early Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Results could help physicians address patients at risk of Alzheimer’s disease who reject relevant testing because they believe nothing can...
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‘Shockingly High’ Rate of TBI in Older Adults
The study underscored the need for targeted interventions and research focused on TBI prevention and postdischarge care in older adults.
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Recurrent UTI Rates High Among Older Women, Diagnosing Accurately Is Complicated
“Shared decision-making is especially important when diagnosis of an rUTI episode in older women is unclear.”
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Novel Method Able to Predict if, When, Dementia Will Develop
Resting-state functional MRI could be used to identify a neural network signature of dementia risk early in the pathological course of the disease...