Geriatrics
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Higher BMI More CVD Protective in Older Adults With T2D?
“Personalized treatment plans that account for age-specific BMI cutoffs and other risk factors may enhance patient outcomes and reduce CVD...
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A Prescription Checklist for Older Adults in ED
New guidance on safe prescriptions for older patients discharged from the ED, called GEMS-Rx, is provided based on expert consensus.
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This Could Be Key to Motivating Older Patients to Exercise
Exercising with friends can be the difference in keeping older adults moving, study finds.
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Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia
“It may be time to reconsider the broad recommendations to avoid or deprescribe statins in nursing home residents.”
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Practicing Medicine in Canada’s Far North
The spectrum is very broad, ranging from neonatology to geriatrics, from the simplest to the most complex. Decisions must be made judiciously and...
Commentary
Vitamin D Supplements May Be a Double-Edged Sword
I can tell you that for your “average woman,” vitamin D supplementation likely has no effect on mortality.
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Long-Term Calcium and Vitamin D: Cancer Deaths Down, CVD Deaths Up in Older Women?
Physicians need to take a nuanced approach to supplementation based on benefits and risks for each postmenopausal patient.
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Primary Care Physician’s Next Frontier: Palliative Care
Palliative care groups are better meeting the needs of a neglected population of frail elders by adding primary care physicians and treating...
From the Journals
Can Changes to Chemo Regimens Improve Drug Tolerability in Older Patients?
Researchers evaluated the association between primary treatment modifications to chemotherapy regimens and treatment tolerability.
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Older Age Confers a Higher Risk for Second Primary Melanoma: Study
Knowledge about one's risk for a second primary invasive melanoma over time remains incomplete.
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Many Older Adults Don’t Receive Palliative Care Before Death
Predicting survival can increase the chance of the patient receiving palliative home care.