Geriatrics
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A ‘promising target’ to improve outcomes in late-life depression
Older adults with depression and comorbid apathy have poorer outcomes, including lower remission rates and poorer response to first-line...
Conference Coverage
Racism tied to cognition in middle-aged, elderly
Health care itself may be partially responsible.
Conference Coverage
ICU stays linked to a doubling of dementia risk
“Health care providers caring for older patients who have experienced a hospitalization for critical illness should be prepared to assess and...
News
VA foster program helps older vets manage COVID challenges
Medical foster homes are privately owned homes in which a licensed caregiver lives with and supervises residents around the clock.
News
Neuroscientist alleges irregularities in Alzheimer’s research
“This hypothesis has been the central dominant thinking of the field.”
News
PTSD may accelerate cognitive decline over time
The associations of PTSD with cognitive change remained evident after additional adjustment for behavioral factors and health conditions.
Opinion
What is palliative care and what’s new in practicing this type of medicine?
The common misperception is that palliative care is only for those at end of life or only in the advanced stages of their illness.
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Aging HIV patients face comorbidities and hospitalizations
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FDA panel rejects pimavanserin for Alzheimer’s psychosis
The FDA will make its final decision by August 4.
Opinion
Updates in aspirin use, aducanumab, and CKD diagnostic criteria in geriatric medicine
Internist gives context and background information regarding new Alzheimer’s therapy.