Geriatrics
From the Journals
Long-COVID symptoms a serious challenge for older patients, physicians
From the Journals
Atypical anxiety offers intervention target in Parkinson’s disease
A systematic review identified a range of anxiety symptoms related to motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Conference Coverage
‘Alarming, unexpected’ rate of suicidal behavior in long-term care residents
These high rates underline the need for clinicians to exercise “extra caution” when assessing elderly people living in a long-term care facility...
Conference Coverage
Older adults with schizophrenia need ‘person-centered’ care
The life expectancy of patients with schizophrenia is lower by 8-15 years, compared with those without schizophrenia, and this “mortality gap” has...
Conference Coverage
TKA outcomes for age 80+ similar to younger patients
In a study of more than 1.7 million cases, length of hospital stay and readmission rates were only slightly higher for octogenarians than for...
Conference Coverage
Aducanumab and ARIA: Does the FDA’s prescribing label put patients at risk?
“We’re kind of writing these protocols as information evolves,” said Dr. Meghan Riddle.
Feature
Doctors treat osteoporosis with hormone therapy against guidelines
Some postmenopausal women may be appropriate candidates for the use of hormone therapy for the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures.
News
Restoring ‘sixth sense’ may reduce falls in Alzheimer’s
“Screening patients with Alzheimer’s disease for impaired vestibular function could lead to identification of individuals at high risk of falls...
News
FDA clears once-weekly transdermal patch for Alzheimer’s
Adlarity is the first and only once-weekly patch to continuously deliver consistent doses of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor through the skin...
From the Journals
Handheld ECGs ease AFib screening in the very elderly
But the use of handheld, single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) did not increase diagnoses of AFib overall in patients aged 65 and older.
From the Journals
Tremors and memory loss precede Parkinson’s in diverse population
Ethnically diverse study identifies prediagnostic Parkinson’s disease in primary care.