Geriatric Medicine News

Vitamin K2 reduced the frequency, intensity and duration of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults, findings from randomized study published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Falling was associated with an increased risk for a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias in older adults, according to a recent analysis in JAMA Network Open.

As older Americans continue to shoulder much of the COVID-19 burden, new data show that most went without a vaccine last winter and that those who got sick rarely received antivirals.

The world is facing an impending tsunami as the number of people developing Alzheimer’s disease continues to grow.

Increasing depressive symptoms among cognitively unimpaired older adults appeared significantly associated with early amyloid accumulation in brain regions involved in emotional control, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

During their first season in use, respiratory syncytial virus vaccines reduced the risk for RSV-associated hospitalization by 75% among adults aged 60 years or older, according to a study.

Older adults are most concerned about issues relating to the costs of health care and health insurance heading into the 2024 United States election, a research letter published in JAMA revealed .

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

Older patients who had a primary care visit within 90 days after cancer surgery exhibited significantly reduced mortality risk, according to retrospective study results.