More than a third of elderly, gravely ill hospital patients are tagged to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation even though they don't want the painful and usually futile measure, a new Canadian study concluded. Such overtreatment is most common in...
COPENHAGEN — Patients with venous leg ulcers have an increased risk of occult cancer — especially hematologic and immune-related malignancies — according to a Danish nationwide cohort study.
BARCELONA — New, unpublished data from the FINGER multimodal lifestyle intervention study indicates that targeting nutrition, exercise, and metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors boosted overall cognitive performance, memory, and executive...
The love of a favorite song and happy memories invoked by music from one's youth — these never die, even as people age and cognition slips away. Just ask Kelly Curry, CTRS, director of activities at Sea View Hospital and Rehabilitation Center and...
From: Federal Practitioner View the full article, with tables and graphics here . Federico Perez, MD; Robin L.P. Jump, MD, PhD Dr. Perez and Dr. Jump are physicians and researchers at the Louis Stokes VAMC and assistant professors of medicine at...
Older adults are often transferred from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care. Patients may be at risk for adverse outcomes after SNF discharges, but little research has focused on this period.
Walking speed, grip strength, and standing balance are key components of physical performance in older people. The present study aimed to evaluate (1) associations of these physical performance measures with cause-specific mortality, (2) independent...
Hospital discharges to post-acute care (PAC) facilities have increased rapidly. This increase may lead to more hospital readmissions from PAC facilities, which are common and poorly understood. We sought to determine the risk factors and timing for...
