A multicomponent exercise program can reverse frailty and improve functional measurements in older adults, according to an interventional, controlled, simple randomized study in Spain.
LOS ANGELES — Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke in patients without documented atrial fibrillation, according to a claims analysis of 42,152 Medicare enrollees at least 66 years old.
Gait speed was independently associated with hospitalization and death and aided in risk stratification of elderly patients with heart failure in a study reported recently in JACC Heart Failure.
Tom Edmondson, MD, CMD, chair of the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, talks about why it’s important to have a certified medical director leading your team.
The closer that older adults come to meeting the American Heart Association’s “ideal” targets for seven factors that determine cardiovascular health, the lower their risk for cognitive decline, according to a report published online in the Journal...
WASHINGTON — Caring went to Capitol Hill in April for the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Day at the Hill, a day of advocacy to draw attention to the disease, lobby for more funding, and visit with state lawmakers.
Facilities frequently feel a sense of relief after the completion of a Medicare/Medicaid certification survey, even if they’ve received a moderate number of citations. However, since the implementation of Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star...
The lack of available treatments that adequately treat Parkinson’s disease psychosis proved to be a big motivating factor for a majority of members of the Food and Drug Administration’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee, who voted at a...
The importance of nature is well-known. Our indigenous ancestors lived close to and respected nature, believing humans and the elements of nature — animals, plants, natural forces and geographic features — were all members of an extended ecological...
Subclinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are both linked to higher mortality in the elderly, with the greatest mortality increases found in those with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values above 6.38 mIU/L, according to a retrospective...
