Geriatrics
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Britain’s hard lessons from handing elder care over to private equity
Within weeks, the Four Seasons long-term care home brand may be finished.
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Online yoga program improves physical function in OA
Dr. Bennell said a sensitivity analysis showed that participants in the yoga group who completed yoga at least twice a week did show greater...
Reports From the Field
Diabetes Population Health Innovations in the Age of COVID-19: Insights From the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative
Outcomes Research in Review
Deprescribing in Older Adults in Community and Nursing Home Settings
Outcomes Research in Review
Abbreviated Delirium Screening Instruments: Plausible Tool to Improve Delirium Detection in Hospitalized Older Patients
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Walking intensity and step count are linked to health benefits
In a large study, researchers examined how fast individuals moved and parsed the benefits of “incidental” versus “purposeful” steps.
Conference Coverage
Hip fractures likely to double by 2050 as population ages
Greater efforts “are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old...
Conference Coverage
Secondary CV prevention benefit from polypill promises global health benefit
In older patients with a prior myocardial infarction, a three-drug polypill significantly reduced risk of CV events in the multinational SECURE...
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‘Medical Methuselahs’: Treating the growing population of centenarians
Between 1980 and 2019, the share of American centenarians grew faster than the total population.
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Seniors intend to receive variant-specific COVID booster in coming months
The vast majority of respondents said their clinician’s recommendations were “very important” or “somewhat important” in their decision to receive...