RSV Vaccine Abrysvo Approved for Individuals 60 Years and Older
Abrysvo is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2023.
Abrysvo is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2023.
Author weighs evidence-based medicine vs experience and common sense when treating a patient with Alzheimer disease and cold symptoms.
Identifying limitations in functional reserves in the older adult leads to improved decision-making related to cardiovascular risk stratification and elective procedures.
Researchers examined the relationship between social isolation and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.
NP-led transition team for nursing home patients, melatonin for delirium, and chronically ventilated patients avoid COVID-19. These are just 3 of the studies highlighted in this month’s GAPNA review of the literature.
Stronger association seen for moderate- to vigorous-intensity steps per day than for light-intensity steps per day.
Diane Eastabrook provides a compelling series of articles describing how loneliness and isolation are affecting seniors living at home.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, that more than 60% of US adults were lonely; these numbers only increased during the pandemic. Clinicians should focus more time on the psychological and social factors of aging to improve the quality of life of the elderly.
The treatment, which is administered as a monthly intravenous infusion, binds to aggregated β-amyloid and promotes removal of amyloid from the brain.
Deprescribing is necessary in a healthcare environment where patients are managed by multiple providers and take multiple medications.