Tag: Seniors
Uncontrolled Diabetes Tied to Heart Failure Progression
Patients with preclinical heart failure and uncontrolled diabetes have increased risk for progression of heart failure
Atrial Fibrillation Tied to Worse Noncardiac Surgery Outcomes
Findings seen for older adults across sex, race, surgery type, and cardiac risk levels
Prevalence of LATE-NC Explored in Seniors, Alzheimer Disease
Almost 40 percent of those with ADNC had limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic change
2010 to 2020 Saw Number of Heat Days Up in Arizona Counties
Higher rates of heat-related illness hospitalization reported for adults aged 65 years and older compared with those younger than 65 years
Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Have Lower Grip Strength
Additionally, lower diastolic blood pressure seen with type 1 diabetes versus matched controls
Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; Three Deaths Reported
Warning applies to 10 models of bedrails made and sold by Mobility Transfer Systems
Supervised Exercise Program Beneficial for Seniors With Hip Fracture
Greater improvement on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Short Physical Performance Battery reported with home exercise program
Deficits in Geriatric Assessment Prevalent in Seniors With IBD
Clinical and biochemical disease associated with deficits in geriatric assessment
DDW: Antibiotics Up Risk of Older-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Findings regardless of antibiotic class and with a dose-response relationship
Intervention Can Cut Risk for Mobility Disability in Seniors
Reduced incidence of mobility disability seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving multicomponent intervention
