The USPSTF has issued a new Draft Recommendation Statement, updating their 2012 recommendations on the prevention of falls in community-dwelling older adults. For details, read more.
In a recent study, researchers sought to determine the effects of various doses of exercise on risk of mobility disability and gait speed in adults aged 70 to 89 years.
In a recent study, researchers evaluated the impact of exercise programs vs usual care in older adults in senior living facilities. To see results of the study, including the exercises involved in each...
In a recent study, researchers compared the effects of a high-dose trivalent influenza vaccine with a standard-dose vaccine in adults 65 years of age or older.
In 2014, The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the routine use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among adults 65 years of age or older, and for it to be administered with...
In a recent study, researchers evaluated whether incident opioid use was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular-related mortality and morbidity in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Nearly 13 million US adults ages 65 years or older are obese and face higher risk of major mobility disability (MMD). Researchers evaluated the effects of moderate exercise on MMD risk in this patient...
