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...
Andrea Chiricozzi Credit: sidemast.org An increase in biologic therapy discontinuation is observed among elderly individuals with psoriasis versus younger adult patients, according to new findings, especially...
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...
Efforts are underway in Japan to develop artificial intelligence-based tools that will help detect dementia at an early stage, including one that analyzes how people walk....
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...
AN unannounced inspection of Blarney Nursing and Retirement Home identified issues relating to residents’ rights. A recently published HIQA report found that there was insufficient staffing...