A program that provides palliative care to people with dementia and their caregivers lowered the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations by approximately half in about a year, a new ...
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary care ...
Good ol’ Dave was a high school buddy and not a very good poker player. After losing hand after hand, one of us would suggest he bluff every now and then.
COVID-19 has been more prevalent and has caused more deaths than flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the last three years, according to a study on American veterans published Monday in JAMA ...
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drug is now indicated specifically to treat kidney failure, ...
Older adults with shifts in cholesterol levels over time may be more apt to develop dementia compared to those with stable levels regardless of the actual cholesterol levels, according to a study ...