Geriatrics
News
Impaired senses, especially smell, linked to dementia
Even mild levels of multisensory impairment are associated with accelerated cognitive aging.
Case Reports
Chronic Microaspiration and Frailty: A Geriatric Smoking Gun?
Chronic microaspiration and diffuse aspiration bronchiolitis may account for some otherwise unexplained frailty in nursing home patients.
Conference Coverage
Flu and pneumonia vaccination tied to lower dementia risk
These preliminary data suggest that vaccination against both respiratory illnesses may lower the risk for cognitive decline and dementia.
News
NSAID continuation linked to less knee OA pain
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs continue to reduce knee osteoarthritis pain more than 3 months after starting treatment.
News
Guidance addresses elders with diabetes during COVID-19
Two geriatricians from the Joslin Diabetes Center offer advice for navigating the challenges associated with helping these vulnerable adults...
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Older adults often underestimate ability to prevent falls
A study identified the top three risk factors for falls among its participants.
News
Cardiac CT scans can be used for osteoporosis screening
The “results represent a step toward appraisal and recognition of the clinical utility of opportunistic BMD screening from cardiac CT.”
News
About one-third of older Americans receive shingles vaccine
“People over age 50 who have had chickenpox have a one third chance over...
News
Primary prevention statins cut mortality even in the very elderly: VHA study
The current findings “provide additional support for treatment guidelines that have increasingly advocated for more widespread use of statin...
Original Research
Healthy Aging Project-Brain: A Psychoeducational and Motivational Group for Older Veterans
A novel health education and implementation group for older veterans targeted behaviors known to support cognitive functioning.