Tag: Seniors
Communication Skills Training Beneficial for Surgery Residents
Positive feedback from residents, patients for program for orthopedic surgery residents
Too Many Elderly, Terminal Patients Getting Unnecessary Tx
Doctors, caregivers must be able to better recognize when death is imminent and unavoidable
Life Expectancy Doesn’t Influence Care of Keratinocyte Carcinoma
No differences in rates of MMS, excision, ED&C for those with limited versus normal life expectancy
Just 15 Minutes of Exercise a Day Helps Seniors Live Longer
Researchers find even modest daily workouts make a difference for older adults
Home-Based Primary Care Model Can Produce Medicare Savings
Model at core of Independence at Home Demonstration can cut costs for Medicare, Medicaid
Resident-on-Resident Aggression at Nursing Homes Not Uncommon
20 percent of residents affected over one-month period, researchers find
American Seniors With Diabetes Living Longer Without Disability
Researchers find increase in 'good' years of life in recent decades
Senior Runners Expend Similar Energy As Younger Runners
Rate of oxygen consumption differs little between active seniors and younger runners
ASCO: Immunotherapy Beneficial in Advanced Bladder Cancer
About a quarter of older patients deemed too frail for chemo responded to atezolizumab
Hip Arthroscopy Often Not the Best Option for Older Patients
One-third of older patients may need total hip arthroplasty within two years
