Tag: Seniors
Seniors With Digestive Disease More Likely to Have Loneliness, Depression
Loneliness, moderate-to-severe depression associated with greater odds of poor-to-fair health
Half of Older Adults With Glaucoma Unaware They Have It
Furthermore, two-thirds with undiagnosed glaucoma had normal intraocular pressure
More Than One in Four Older Adults Report Falling in the Previous Year
Self-reported falls more common in women, but fall-related deaths more common in men
EASD: Low-Dose Aspirin Tied to Lower Risk for New Diabetes in Older Adults
Findings show low-dose aspirin also slows the increase in fasting plasma glucose over time among initially healthy older adults
Cast Immobilization Comparable to Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly
No significant difference in DASH score, range of motion values seen at first postoperative year for CI, surgery
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Reinfection
Reinfected seniors had lower serum neutralizing antibodies to ancestral, omicron BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 after initial omicron infection
Study Looks at Links Between Anxiety Disorders, Benzodiazepines, Dementia
Benzodiazepines, anxiety disorders linked to dementia risk, but no additional risk seen for benzodiazepines in patients with anxiety disorders
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to Lower Adverse Event Risk in Older Adults
mRNA-1273 vaccine also tied to greater protection against COVID-19 in older adults
Outdoor Pollution Exposure Tied to Nonlung Cancers
Exposures to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide were associated with increased risks for colorectal and prostate cancer in older adults
Overdiagnosis Common With Continued Breast Cancer Screening in Seniors
Estimated 31 percent of breast cancers overdiagnosed among screened women aged 70 to 74 years
