Tag: Seniors
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Association seen in seniors with type 2 diabetes; greater associations seen for semaglutide and liraglutide
Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for...
Authors say findings warrant re-examining approach to managing anticoagulation in older adults
Diet Quality Contributes to Multimorbidity in Older Adults
Inverse associations seen between higher adherence to three diets with annual rate of total chronic disease accumulation
Avoidable All-Cause Hospitalization, ED Visits Common in Nursing Homes
Among severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home residents, about one-third of all-cause hospitalizations are potentially avoidable
Average Time to Diagnosis Is 3.5 Years Across All Types of Dementia
Younger age at onset, frontotemporal dementia consistently associated with longer interval to diagnosis
Lifestyle Interventions Improve Cognition for At-Risk Older Adults
Significantly greater benefit on global cognition seen for structured versus self-guided intervention over two years
Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Temporarily Increase Fracture Risk
Fracture risk then decreases to levels similar to and then lower than women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy
Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Have Increased Cardiovascular Outcomes
Patients hospitalized with RSV have greater risk for subsequent heart failure events compared with patients with influenza, UTI, fracture
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Seniors With Cancer, T2D
No difference in mortality risk seen for GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i users; significantly lower risk seen for GLP-1 RA versus DPP4i users
Allogeneic HCT Feasible in Older Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
After propensity score matching, overall survival, PFS, nonrelapse mortality did not significantly differ for those 65 years and older versus younger than 65 years
