Geriatrics
Commentary
Back pain: Red flags and when to image
‘If the patient has any kind of back pain, they should just not move. Right?’
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Scientific advances and dietary measures to slow down aging
An article published in Cell summarized for the first time the molecular indicators of aging in mammals, and now the authors have updated and...
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Higher dementia risk in women explained?
A new analysis of data found almost no evidence of sex differences in most known risk factors for dementia.
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Diabetes drug tied to lower dementia risk
Risk for dementia is doubled in adults with T2DM, say the authors of a new paper.
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Not testing VO2 max in your older patients? Here’s why you should
VO2 max has in recent years caught the attention of geriatricians.
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Slowing, not stopping, Alzheimer’s a better goal for clinical trials?
The authors of a new report call for a “reframing” of how researchers define “clinically meaningful” in randomized controlled trials.
Commentary
What’s new in brain health?
A new study shows that nonmedical treatment is effective in people with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
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Be aware of hepatic encephalopathy, dementia overlap in older patients with cirrhosis
“There is growing recognition of a so-called ‘liver-brain axis’ ... showing that a range of chronic liver conditions may detrimentally impact...
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Radiotherapy for early breast cancer: Sharp cutoff at age 70
Radiation therapy was 50% less likely to be prescribed for patients age 70 and older with early-stage breast cancer.
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Physician opinions vary on surveillance colonoscopies in older adults with prior adenomas, survey finds
“There are no existing surveillance colonoscopy guidelines that integrate patient age, health, and adenoma risk, and physicians report significant...
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Cognitive testing for older drivers: Is there a benefit?
A policy designed to weed out cognitively impaired drivers over age 75 had the unforeseen effect of exposing them to injuries incurred while...