WASHINGTON, DC — The chronic, excessive fragility of aging and sun-damaged skin has a name in the medical literature: dermatoporosis. This identification is helpful because it...
New research supports current guidelines cautioning against long-term use of benzodiazepines. The study of more than 5000 older adults found that benzodiazepine use was associated with...
TOPLINE: Poor vision and contrast sensitivity at baseline increase the likelihood of incident dementia in older adults; a decline in contrast sensitivity over time also correlates...
Although elderly patients with dementia have similar rates of colonoscopy-related complications as patients without dementia, they have higher rates of other non-procedural complications, according to a...
A first-in-class antibiotic zoliflodacin is non-inferior to standard of care (SOC) in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea and also shows activity against resistant forms of the...
TOPLINE: Some vulnerable older patients with untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer can benefit from chemotherapy, but only if they can tolerate enough cycles of treatment, according to...
TOPLINE: Patients older than 75 years who undergo cataract surgery report more frequent failure of the ocular surface after the procedure than those younger than 65...
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Approximately a year ago my cousin and I sat down with our uncle who is in his 80s to decide how best to help him with...