Geriatrics

A recent study found that loneliness among adults aged 50 – 80 increased from 2018 to 2022 and dropped in 2023 and 2024.

Neither clinician peer comparison nor patient informational mail reduced benzodiazepine use among older adults in anesthesia care, a new study finds.

A recent study found that after 2019, the combined cost of fatal falls among people aged ≥ 45 exceeded firearm injury costs, highlighting the economic burden of senior falls.

This marketing authorization by the FDA allows the Hearing Aid Feature to be implemented alongside compatible Apple AirPod Pro headphones.

Lifetime statin treatment increased quality-of-life-adjusted survival in men and women aged ≥70 years with and without previous CVD in the United Kingdom.

Nearly 19% of dementia cases were attributable to ≥1 vision impairment in a nationally representative sample of older US adults.

An investigation into basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older female patients found greater reliance in those with anemia.

Heat-related mortality rates in the US notably grew between 1999 and 2023, particularly since 2016.

A new study suggests circulating uric acid may be a pro-aging factor in older adults, potentially causing more harm than benefits.

A new study reveals dialysis increases life expectancy but reduces time at home for older adults below the eGFR threshold of 12 mL/min/1.73 m².

Low-dose aspirin does not worsen or prevent the progression of age-related hearing loss among older adults, a study found.

A study found deprescribing high-risk medication among older adults was no more effective than usual care in reducing medically treated falls.

A study shows it is safer for nursing home residents on CYP2D6 opioids to take CYP2D6-neutral antidepressants than CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants.

New analyses show adults aged ≥65 years old are at about 30% increased risk of hypertension when diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.

The fracture risk is greater for nursing home residents with dementia, greater baseline blood pressure values, and no recent antihypertensive medication use, a new study found.

A new study found the perceived onset of old age rose nearly 3 years from 1911 to 1953.

A poll found people were more likely to use alternate health care sites if they were women, aged 50 – 64 over 65 – 80 years, and had a household income of < $60,000.

This data presented at ACP Internal Medicine 2024 highlights several important findings on older adults, dementia, dual-tasking, and cognitive decline.

This ACP Conference interview featured a discussion with Inouye about gaps in knowledge regarding patients experiencing delirium during hospitalization.

Most patients with AMD and glaucoma demonstrated standard postural control and a lower fall risk than patients with vestibular disorders.

The study highlights how the experience of loneliness for care partners of people with dementia changes relationship roles throughout the dementia trajectory.

A trial demonstrated the reliability and validity of a smartphone app’s capability of detecting frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

The first guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men provides recommendations for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.

In a new study, investigators evaluated if social contact influenced the age gap between biological age, estimated with artificial intelligence (AI), and chronological age.

In a recent UK study, more than half of stroke survivors developed depression within 18 years.

A new study found older adults who are frail are less likely to engage in social interactions, which can cause them to lose social contact and create loneliness.

The study found being underweight was linked to age-related hearing loss for males, but for females, both underweight and obese were linked to hearing loss.

People of increasing age and worse socioeconomic status were more likely to be unwilling-in-principle to participate in home-monitoring vision tests.

Older adults who are ≥ 90 years old, have dementia, are frail, and are undergoing vascular surgery have greater hospital readmission rates within 180 days.

A new study found cardiovascular risks can last ≥ 3 years after PM2.5 exposure.