Tag: Seniors

Uptake lower among Black, Asian, Hispanic adults versus Whites; those vaccinated less likely to receive high-dose vaccine

Half of older adults rate their hearing as excellent or very good

Older adults followed for five years with poor-quality sleep had higher risk for dementia, earlier death

Those 70 years and older have similar postoperative complication scores and long-term survival

Authors say further education is needed on appropriate uses of antibiotics

In adult trials, White patients and women are overrepresented; White patients account for 77.9 percent of participants

56.4 percent aged 75 years and older using statin for secondary cardiovascular event prevention; 45.3 percent taking aspirin for primary prevention

Discontinuation of routine mammography recommended for breast cancer survivors when life expectancy is less than five years

Regression to normoglycemia, death more common than progression to diabetes

Findings based on randomized trial integrated into outpatient primary care practices