Geriatric Medicine News

Oral fluoroquinolones were prescribed appropriately only 15% of the time in long-term care facilities, according to results of a retrospective chart review published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Influenza vaccination strategies targeting older adults may not be as effective as previously thought, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that found increased vaccination rates did not reduce hospitalizations or mortalities among adults aged 65 years and older.

Older adults who reported hypersomnolence were more likely to have several other medical conditions, according to findings of a longitudinal study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting this spring.

Widowhood may accelerate cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease clinical progression, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

A cognitive test identified individuals aged 100 years or older who had high levels of cognitive performance, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force wrote in JAMA that there is insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of screening for cognitive impairment — its collective term for dementia and mild cognitive impairment — in older adults.

Women may not need annual breast cancer screening past the age of 75 years, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that found continuing screening after that age did not lead to substantial reductions in breast cancer mortality.

Calcium channel blockers that are often prescribed to older adults with hypertension can cause peripheral edema, which many physicians misinterpret as a new medical condition and subsequently prescribe diuretics, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The number of patients with dementia will likely double in Europe by 2050, according to a recent report by Alzheimer Europe.

A church-based intervention significantly improved the diets of middle-aged and older African Americans, according to longitudinal trial results published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.