Tag: Seniors
Initiation, Adherence to AIs Low for Older Women With DCIS
About 45 percent of women initiated treatment with tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors within one year
Older, Younger Women Equally Benefit From Breast Recon
No greater risk of complications for older patients; benefited as much as younger breast cancer patients
Too Few Seniors Addressing Advance Care Planning
Finding suggests efforts to encourage more planning aren't working, researcher says
Resistance Training Beneficial in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Significant improvements in cognitive function, muscle strength, and aerobic capacity
Pulmonary Embolism May Be Cause of Syncope in Some Elderly
Identified in nearly one of every six patients
New Method May Provide Better Rx for Seniors’ Ankle Fractures
'Close contact casting' might help many avoid surgery
Outcomes Up for Seniors With Hip Fx in Large Teaching Hospitals
Mortality rates higher in smaller community hospitals, Canadian study finds
Volunteering May Help Prevent Cognitive Impairment in Seniors
Findings among older adults who maintain consistent volunteer engagement
Geriatric Scholars Program Benefits Most Participants
Improvement in use of evidence-based assessments, clinical decision-making, standards of care
Frailty Under-Recognized in Older Thoracic Surgery Patients
Warning signs such as exhaustion increase the risk for poor outcomes
