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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Older adults are more prone to develop sepsis, a potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome, and suffer negative consequences such as disability,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2022 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 In recent years, the incidence of traumatic-brain injury (TBI)-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths has increased among older...

Nursing home residents with a hip fracture generally have a higher mortality rate than their community-dwelling counterparts. A key component of lowering mortality is to improve the management of post-operative complications and reduce readmissions...

Prescribing cascades are like dominoes. One medication is administered to a patient and causes an adverse event or symptom, which is interpreted as a new condition leading to a prescription for another medication. Such a cascade is not only an...