Frailty leaves older adults especially vulnerable—and increases their stays in hospital—which underlines the importance of a self-managed exercise and nutrition program that Flinders University is developing to help reduce ...
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This study compared readmissions, survival, and mortality during a 12-month follow-up period of inpatient rehabilitation and home rehabilitation for older persons who had experienced a hip fracture.
Jul 7, 2023
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Odontoid fractures—those occurring in the second cervical vertebra—are common in elderly patients after a low-energy fall. However, whether the initial treatment should be surgical or non-operative still isn't known. ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Implantable devices and wearables like smart-watches enable continuous or near-continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythm. This leads to detection of short arrhythmias in many people, especially elderly persons with cardiovascular ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Postoperative delirium—a sudden, fluctuating and typically reversible disturbance of mental status in patients that occurs after anesthetized surgery—is a common postoperative complication. The causes, progression and ...
May 17, 2023
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A medication to treat agitation in Alzheimer's patients now has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
May 12, 2023
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A new study of elderly patients showed that those who exercised in the evening experienced a greater decrease in blood pressure compared to those who exercised in the morning. The work also revealed the neurovascular mechanisms ...
Apr 19, 2023
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In elderly adults aged 60 years and older with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) can be performed with acceptable overall survival and nonrelapse ...
Feb 21, 2023
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One of the ironies of old age is that the more care and support we need, the harder it can be to access it, given increasing limitations on mobility and independence. Now, research from Japan reports that a governmental initiative ...
Feb 17, 2023
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COVID-19 swept swiftly through southern China's rural mountain villages last month, and the wave appears to have subsided—supporting expert theories that the country's most recent outbreak preceded the lifting of restrictions.
Jan 19, 2023
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