The aim of this study was to assess health economics evidence published to date on malnutrition costs in institutionalized or community-dwelling older adults.
Caring for the Ages asked some of its editorial advisers to suggest one thing they would like to change in long-term care to improve their facilities and/or patient outcomes. Here is what they had to say:
Use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, or DPP-4s, in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes can reduce the risks of all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events, according to a nationwide observational study in Taiwan.
AMDA hosted more than two dozen clinicians, educators, researchers, and other leaders at an assisted living/non-institutional summit in Columbia, MD, late last year. Leading experts shared data and presented a comprehensive picture of this care...
WASHINGTON — Several key provisions of the Affordable Care Act would be repealed — and Planned Parenthood defunded — under the fiscal year 2016 federal budget reconciliation bill passed Dec. 3 by the Senate.
Atopic dermatitis arising de novo in patients in their 60s or older with no history of the disease poses a diagnostic challenge, and a low threshold for biopsy is warranted, Dr. Thomas Bieber, MD, PhD, said at the World Congress of Dermatology in...
Alec Pruchnicki, MD, a physician at a New York City assisted living facility, talks about this care setting and how to decide if it's right for you or a loved one.
Low levels of the BRCA1 protein in brain cells may be associated with dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease, according to new evidence from the brains of deceased patients with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, as well as...
The use of androgen deprivation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer was associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, and patients with greater duration of ADT use had higher risks, according to medical records data analysis.
Balancing potential benefit and burden of nutritional interventions and providing support should be an integral part of dementia management, according to experts from the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN). In new evidence...
