Geriatrics
Home Geriatrics
Shift in Bisphosphonate Tx After 2008 Recommendations
From 2008 to 2012, drop in proportion of younger women, increase in women aged ≥65 years
Primary Care Exercise Counseling Cost-Effective for Older Men
Total direct cost of the intervention was $459 per participant; mainly for counselor effort
Urologic CA Predictors ID’d in Women With Microhematuria
Age >60 years, history of smoking, history of gross hematuria strongly predict urologic cancer
Nurse Practitioners Could Help Meet Need for Elderly Home Care
Restrictions in some U.S. states are an obstacle, researcher says
Many Obese Patients Not Getting Optimal Hospice Care
And those who do get end-of-life services have fewer days than normal-weight patients
CDC: Noise-Related Hearing Loss Often Unrecognized in U.S. Adults
One in four adults who believes their hearing is good or excellent actually has hearing damage
Daily Energy Expenditure Linked to Health Care Utilization
Findings for energy expenditures estimated from ambulatory ECG monitoring
Mortality Down for U.S. Patients Treated by International Doctors
Compared to mortality rates for Medicare patients treated by U.S.-trained doctors
Hospitalizations for Atrial Fibrillation on the Rise
But patients with the condition also more likely to survive, researchers say
Health Care Access Not Easy for Undocumented Immigrants
Two U.S. studies find them unable to get adequate dialysis and end-of-life care
