Geriatrics
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Geriatric Oncology Comes of Age
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Walking Preserves Brain Structure, Memory in Older Adults
Major Finding: Among cognitively impaired subjects, cognitive scores on the MMSE declined on average by 1 point over 10 years in persons who...
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Choosing CT or Ultrasound for Acute Abdominal Pain
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Bortezomib-Based Regimens Help Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Major Finding: Very good partial response rates ranged from 39% to 47% after maintenance therapy in a comparison of three bortezomib-containing...
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Short-Acting Opioids Raise Fracture Risk in Elderly Arthritis Patients
Major Finding: The primary study end point was the 1-year incidence of fractures of the hip, radius, ulna, or wrist.
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Some Opioids Safer Than Others in Elderly With Nonmalignant Pain
Major Finding: The risks of opioid use in elderly patients vary substantially according to the specific drug used and the duration of use.Data...
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Opioids Generally Riskier Than Other Analgesics in Elderly With Arthritis
Major Finding: Opioid users had higher rates of overall adverse events, severe adverse events, cardiovascular events, fractures, and all-cause...
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Congress Passes 1-Year Pay Fix for Doctors
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Frail Elderly Benefit From Post-Op Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
Major Finding: More than half of patients with a median Karnofsky performance score of 60 improved their score by at least 10 points.Data Source:...
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Risk of Delirium, DTs Greater in Older Inpatients With Alcohol Withdrawal
Major Finding: A greater percentage of hospitalized patients 65 and older with alcohol withdrawal experience delirium, 52%, compared with 30%...
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Ultrasound Improves Effectiveness of Knee Injections
Major Finding: Ultrasound injections resulted in a 47% reduction in pain during injection and a 42% reduction in pain at follow-up.Data Source: A...