This is the tenth clinical update. It covers chronic kidney disease, dementia, hypotension, polypharmacy, rapid geriatric assessment, and transitional care.
Women live longer than men but spend more of their life with disability.1 This difference may be due to the higher mTOR, the mammalian (mechanistic) target of rapamycin in males compared to females.2 Both testosterone and estradiol increase mTOR,...
Persons with diabetes mellitus have higher rates of cognitive dysfunction compared to non-diabetics.1 Cognitive dysfunction is associated with poor health outcomes and reduced quality of life.2,3 Early identification of cognitive impairment is...
To investigate the association between polypharmacy and medication regimen complexity with time to first hospitalization, number of hospitalizations, and number of hospital days over a 12-month period.
