Tag: Seniors
Greater Long-Term Decline in Stroke Seen Among Older Adults
Continued focus on prevention efforts needed to lower risk for midlife ischemic strokes
Incident A-Fib Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Oral anticoagulant use has preventive effect on dementia development in patients with incident AF
Seniors Who Develop Cancer Have Better Memory, Slower Decline
Rate of memory decline 3.9 percent slower in those with, versus those without, cancer diagnosis
High Response Seen for Chemo in Seniors With High-Risk AML
Complete response rate for patients treated with chemo was 69 percent; three-year OS was 21 percent
Elderly Women May Still Benefit From Osteoporosis Treatment
High hip fracture probability seen despite accounting for competing mortality risk
Late-Life Diabetes Status Tied to New Cognitive Impairment
Diabetes in late life with poor glycemic control, longer duration linked to incident cognitive impairment
Long-Term Opioid Prescribing Up Among Older Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors diagnosed 2004 to 2008 have higher rates of opioid prescribing versus those diagnosed earlier
In Most Older Adults, Prediabetes Stays Stable or Improves
One-third of participants progressed to diabetes or died within the 12-year follow-up
Diagnostic Yield of Lynch Syndrome Screening Drops With Age
Incremental diagnostic yield decreases substantially after 70 to 75 years; LS is rare after 80 years
Targeting Barriers to Self-Care Benefits Seniors With Asthma
Home- and clinic-based interventions better for improving asthma control, quality of life in seniors
