Log in or Sign up for Free to view tailored content for your specialty!
Geriatric Medicine News
CDC advisors say some people as young as 50 should get RSV vaccine
CDC advisors recommended this week that the age at which some patients can get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus be lowered to 50 years old.
Long-term care residents face significant barriers to vision screening, eye care
Vision screening and eye care for residents of long-term care facilities have significant potential to enhance quality of life, but there are barriers to care in these communities, according to a review.
'The five Ms' approach could optimize care for older adults
NEW ORLEANS — Primary care providers should look to the five Ms as a guide to caring for older adults, according to Mary Tinetti, MD, a professor of geriatric medicine in Yale School of Medicine’s department of internal medicine, who spoke at the annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
Log in or Sign up for Free to view tailored content for your specialty!
Low life-space mobility raises death, hospitalization risk for older patients with HFpEF
CHICAGO — Older adults with HF with preserved ejection fraction and low vs. high life-space mobility had double the risk for all-cause mortality and hospitalization with a higher likelihood of multimorbidity, researchers reported.
Projected Parkinson's disease cases worldwide set to hit 25 million by 2050
Over 25 million people globally will be living with Parkinsons’ disease by 2050, according to a new analysis published in BMJ.
Q&A: Any amount of physical activity could ‘help break the cycle’ of falls in older adults
Engaging in any amount of physical activity reduced the risk for falls among older women, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Extreme heat may trigger thousands of hospitalizations in adults with Alzheimer’s
Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias faced a greater risk for hospitalization after being continuously exposed to extreme heat, results from a cohort study showed.
Topical formulation improves skin fragility, bruising of aged skin on arms
Topical formulation repairs skin thinning, fragility and bruising as a result of aging, according to a press release.
FDA says RSV vaccines must come with Guillain-Barré warning
The FDA is adding a warning about Guillain-Barré syndrome to the respiratory syncytial virus vaccines manufactured by GSK and Pfizer based on data that suggest there may be a link between the shots and the rare disorder.
Tularemia cases rise nearly 60% in US
Cases of tularemia — a relatively rare zoonotic disease — increased by nearly 60% in the United States from 2011 to 2022 compared with the preceding decade, according to CDC researchers.
-
Headline News
More than one in three Americans cannot afford quality health care when they need it
April 17, 20253 min read -
Headline News
Failed to match as an international medical graduate? Here’s what to do next
April 17, 20254 min read -
Headline News
FDA’s plan to phase out animal testing could accelerate approval of new sunscreens in US
April 17, 20255 min read
-
Headline News
More than one in three Americans cannot afford quality health care when they need it
April 17, 20253 min read -
Headline News
Failed to match as an international medical graduate? Here’s what to do next
April 17, 20254 min read -
Headline News
FDA’s plan to phase out animal testing could accelerate approval of new sunscreens in US
April 17, 20255 min read