Geriatrics
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Boceprevir, Telaprevir Linked to Anemia in HCV-infected Seniors
Major finding: Sixteen of 17 patients aged 65 years or older treated with boceprevir experienced anemia. Data source: A 1,100-patient subset of...
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High-dose flu vaccine protects seniors better than regular dose
Commentary
The Mind Knows (But What?)
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More on Cognitive Screening Tools: Response to an Interested Reader
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Type 2 diabetics often harbor undiagnosed heart failure
Major finding: Undiagnosed heart failure was found in 28% of type 2 diabetes patients aged 60 years and older.Data source: A single-center...
Clinical Review
More on Cognitive Screening Tools
A reader requests additional information about cognitive screening tools: the most comprehensive screening instrument, and ways to score the clock...
Commentary
Who Decides What Comes Next?
If you were incapacitated, do you have plans in place for what level of care you would want? Marie-Eileen Onieal encourages clinicians to discuss...
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Bracing for the Silver Tsunami
America as a nation is getting older. The fastest-growing segment of the population is those older than 85, with a rapidly increasing group older...
Clinical Review
Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women
Current guideline recommendations regarding screening mammography are based primarily on research that involved only women 75 or younger. What...