Geriatrics

In a recent meta-analysis, researchers examined existing literature to determine how frailty affects the risk for falls in older adults.

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...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report on the number of Alzheimer disease-related deaths in the US.

A recent study used data from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial to determine if statins were effective for primary cardiovascular prevention in adults aged 65...

West Health Institute and NORC at the University of Chicago examined the hopes, fears, and perceptions of aging during each decade of life after age 30.

Researchers sought to determine whether changes in patients’ perceived quality of life following total hip arthroplasty were clinically relevant.

A study examined the incidence, prevalence, and significance of delirium in elderly patients with acute cardiac diseases.