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COVID-19: Psychiatrists assess geriatric harm from social distancing
May 27, 2020
“Certainly the appalling number of deaths in nursing homes is the No. 1 horror of the pandemic.”
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DOACs linked to lower fracture risk versus warfarin in AFib patients
May 20, 2020
The results suggest women may particularly benefit from DOAC use.
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Societies offer advice on treating osteoporosis patients during pandemic
May 11, 2020
General and specific recommendations from leading bone health organizations shine a light on how to manage osteoporosis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Diastolic dysfunction is a common risk factor for cognitive decline
May 5, 2020
Proposed mechanisms for cognitive decline in patients with systolic dysfunction include low cardiac output, embolic infarctions, and hypoxic changes, among others.
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Seniors with COVID-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say
April 27, 2020
The age group most at risk of severe complications may not have fever, insistent cough, or shortness of breath.
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Medicare beneficiaries get few home health visits after ICU stay
February 23, 2020
ORLANDO – The beneficiaries received an average of less than one visit per week in the month after ICU discharge, while a third received no visits.
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Cognitive screening of older physicians: What’s fair?
January 17, 2020
A new report leads to questions about how to standardize the process rather than have a piecemeal institutional approach and whether to focus less on tests scores and more on clinical performance.
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Geriatric IBD hospitalization carries steep inpatient mortality
November 21, 2019
SAN ANTONIO – A major unmet need exists for better guideline-directed management of geriatric patients hospitalized for IBD.
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Storytelling tool can assist elderly in the ICU
November 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – A graphic-based framework tool helps track best-and worst-case scenarios for elderly patients in the ICU.
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Certain diabetes drugs may thwart dementia
October 21, 2019
COPENHAGEN – Intriguing findings from a Danish national registry study.
