Geriatric Medicine News

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.

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.