Geriatric Diseases

SAN DIEGO — Older men with MS who used androgen-modifying treatments experienced last disease activity at a later age compared with women and men who refrained from these treatments, according to a poster at ACTRIMS 2023.

Adults with a history of incarceration had a higher risk for developing chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes than those who were never incarcerated, highlighting a need for targeted interventions, according to researchers.

Dialyze Direct announced it has acquired RenPro Renal Services, a dialysis provider to skilled nursing facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Increasing asset limits placed on low-income Medicare beneficiaries seeking Medicaid supplemental coverage, which in many states have remained unchanged for 30 years, could increase eligibility by as much as 7.5%, according to researchers.

In a study of older adults hospitalized with influenza and other acute respiratory illnesses, functional decline was common, and persistent and catastrophic for some, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.