Geriatric Medicine News

A new poll released in conjunction with Better Hearing and Speech Month — observed each May — showed that many adults in the U.S. value their hearing, but few who experience hearing loss seek treatment.

Thirty-five percent of adults in the United States who were surveyed said they would consider leaving their primary care physician for qualified physicians providing on-demand telehealth services.

Psychiatric conditions were associated with a younger age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease, and age differences only grew with each additional psychiatric diagnosis, researchers reported.

New study findings “should raise concerns” that patients with dementia who are Black or Hispanic may be receiving lower-quality hospice care than their white counterparts, according to researchers.

Recent data showed that older adults who participated in the SilverSneakers exercise program had significantly fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits than nonparticipants.

Tamoxifen and steroidal aromatase inhibitor use among women with breast cancer was associated with a significantly lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a retrospective cohort study showed.

Onset of type 2 diabetes at younger ages appeared to play a role in the risk for dementia, according to results from a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA.

Benzoate treatment appeared to improve cognitive function among women with later-phase dementia, according to results of a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Among patients referred from a short-stay acute medical unit, those receiving a comprehensive geriatric assessment at home had similar clinical outcomes as those who received the same assessment in the hospital, data show.

More than 40% of older adults in the United States said they utilized online ratings or reviews when choosing their doctor, according to survey data published in Annals of Internal Medicine.