Frailty is one of the most important concerns regarding our aging population. Evidence grows that the syndrome is linked to several important health outcomes. A general overview of frailty concepts and a comprehensive meta-analysis of their relation...
Case-finding services using a composite total risk score (TRS) and the informant AD8 have been previously recommended to detect cognitive impairment (CI) in government subsidized primary health care centers of Singapore (ie, polyclinics).
More than half of people will be unable to participate in decisions near the end of their lives.1 The study by Clemency et al2 in this issue underlines important challenges to understanding and honoring Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment...
Falls are highly prevalent in individuals with cognitive decline. The complex relationship between falls and cognitive decline (including both subtype and severity of dementia) and the influence of gait disorders have not been studied. This study...
Declining muscle mass and function are hallmarks of the aging process. The preservation of muscle trophism may protect against various negative health outcomes. Age- and sex-specific curves of muscle mass, strength, and function, using data from a...
Republican leaders in Congress are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to impose stricter safeguards against fraudulent Medicare billing by physicians.
SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with unchecked inflammation, depression, and slow gait make up a “depressed frail phenotype at grave risk of death,” Patrick J. Brown, PhD, said at the 2016 congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association.
