Geriatric Medicine News

Two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine provided strong protection over 4 years, even in patients taking corticosteroids who are at higher risk for herpes zoster, also known as shingles, according to researchers.

More than one-third of states’ Department of Motor Vehicles websites did not have instructions on how physicians can report medically impaired drivers, according to a recent study.

The FDA in 2023 approved treatments for several hospital-associated infections and fully approved a long-used COVID-19 medication, among other non-vaccine-related regulatory decisions.

Modifiable risk reduction strategies improved cognitive scores as well as dementia risk factors and quality of life for older adults at risk for dementia, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation advising exercise for community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older who are at risk for falls.

Low levels of lymphocytes in the blood could indicate an increased risk for death, according to a study published in CMAJ.

The Veterans Health Administration’s Care Assessment Need tool may be able to predict the life expectancy of veterans, helping facilitate conversation about treatment for basal cell carcinoma, according to a study.

Despite women reporting more falls overall, men died from falls at higher rates, according to results published in MMWR.

Switching older patients with frailty syndrome and atrial fibrillation to a non-vitamin K antagonist from their old blood thinner caused significant bleeding risk and no greater protection from stroke, a speaker reported.

The FDA has granted Eisai full approval for Leqembi to treat adults with Alzheimer’s disease.