Geriatric Syndromes: A Call for Routine Assessment and Treatment
Nurse practitioners call for routine assessment for geriatric syndromes, including screening for frailty, cognitive impairment, and malnutrition.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Federal Government to Regulate Staffing at Nursing Homes for First Time
Proposal would set minimum staffing to equivalent of 3 hours per resident per day, with just over a half hour of that time from a registered nurse.
Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Living Alone Have Worse Health Outcomes
Study finds that living alone is a social determinant of health in older patients with cognitive impairment, leading to a greater risk of self-neglect, falls, and having untreated medical disorders.
Low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Score May Predict Mortality Risk in COPD
Researchers assessed the relationship between malnutrition and all-cause mortality in patients with COPD.
Racial/Ethnic Minorities Underrepresented in Alzheimer Neuroimaging Research
Sample diversity has improved recently, with proportion of Blacks increasing from 3.39% in 1994-2017 to 8.29% in 2018-2022.
RSV Vaccine: 4 Questions Answered
The world’s first RSV vaccine could be rolled out by fall 2023, in time for the typical winter surge in RSV infections.
RSV Vaccine Arexvy Wins FDA Approval for Older Adults
Arexvy is expected to be available for the 2023-2024 RSV season.
Evidence-Based Practice: One Size Does Not Fit All
Author weighs evidence-based medicine vs experience and common sense when treating a patient with Alzheimer disease and cold symptoms.
Incidence of RSV in Older Adults Warrants Prevention Strategies
Researchers conducted a prospective study of RSV incidence and severity in adults during 2 seasons from 2019 to 2021— during the start and middle of the pandemic.
Forecasting Real-World Usage of Lecanemab for AD Treatment: An Expert Roundtable
In an expert roundtable, clinicians discuss the risks, benefits, and anticipated real-world usage of lecanemab following US FDA approval.
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