Geriatric Medicine News

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued draft recommendations that state there is not enough evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening some adults for primary open-angle glaucoma and impaired visual acuity.

The FDA has proposed a rule that would allow some hearing aids to become available over the counter, and thus, make them potentially more affordable and accessible.

Long-term adjunctive perampanel treatment was efficacious and generally well tolerated among older patients with focal-onset seizures, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association.

Nearly two-thirds of clinicians reported relying on telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain patients’ access to care, according to survey findings from the Larry A. Green Center and the Primary Care Collaborative.

Interventions that targeted vascular risk factors in a real-world setting did not appear to reduce dementia incidence in old age, according to study results in a research letter published in JAMA Neurology.

Adults with autism spectrum disorder were about 2.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with early-onset dementia than adults in the general population, according to a case control study published in Autism Research.

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to gantenerumab, an anti-amyloid beta antibody developed for subcutaneous administration, as an Alzheimer’s disease treatment.

Methylphenidate safely and effectively treated apathy in Alzheimer’s disease, according to results of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial published in JAMA Neurology.

A case report of an 83-year-old man in Spain who was newly diagnosed with HIV highlights the importance of screening older adults, experts said.

Primary care physicians often face challenges discussing alcohol use with older patients, according to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice.