Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sarcopenia appeared to derive less benefit from short-term high-intensity exercise than those without sarcopenia.
Frail and prefrail older adults are at increased risk of developing incident type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with individuals with no frailty, according to a longitudinal study in Padova, Italy.
Labeling for prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and death associated with their combined use, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
As a health care provider looking after mostly geriatric, or chronically or terminally ill patients, I have many opportunities for meaningful interactions with my patients and their families. And these interactions are a big part of the reason I...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued the long-awaited final rule that will revise the requirements that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. This is the first change in the...
Few nursing home residents have escaped the process of immunosenescence. With age comes a sweeping and well-studied decline in immune responsiveness that leaves older individuals increasingly susceptible to developing infections and more likely to...
Persons with osteoporotic fracture history are subject to an increased risk for subsequent fractures and mortality. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the impact of a previous osteoporotic low-impact (fragility) index fracture (...
