Geriatric Medicine News

Around one in eight hospitalized adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia in a Michigan study were inappropriately diagnosed, and most of those patients received unneeded antibiotics, according to a study.

Many older adults who regularly use aspirin do not have a history of CVD, demonstrating a lack of adherence to recent guidelines, according to a recent survey from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

The CDC on Wednesday recommended a spring COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for adults aged 65 years or older.

Older transgender and gender-diverse patients on Medicare were more likely to use the ED — particularly for mental health care — than cisgender beneficiaries, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Replacing usual salt with a potassium-enriched salt substitute in the kitchens of elder care facilities in China for 2 years reduced risk for incident hypertension by approximately 40% for adults with normal BP, data show.

Low-value care can result in significant harm and costs to patients, although interventions involving patient and clinician education could help reduce these services, an expert said.

Women who met WHO’s recommended weekly level of leisure-time physical activity were at a reduced risk for both noninjurious and injurious falls, a study showed.

A behavioral economics intervention was associated with reduced low-value care among older adults, according to a randomized study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Older adults recently diagnosed with migraine were more than three times likely to be involved in a motor vehicle crash within a year compared with those who never had a migraine diagnosis, according to researchers.