Tag: Seniors
Antidepressant Augmentation Examined in Seniors With Depression
Improvement in well-being and remission seen with aripiprazole-augmentation of existing antidepressants
FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
In two-part vote, panel voted 10 to 2 in favor of the vaccine's safety and unanimously on the shot's effectiveness
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
Pfizer has reported that its vaccine would reduce risk from RSV by as much as 86 percent
Frailty Tied to Higher Risk for Suicide Attempts in Older Veterans
Lower levels of frailty were associated with greater risk for suicide death
Aggressive End-of-Life Care Often Used in Seniors With Metastatic Cancer
Aggressive end-of-life care used more often by nursing home residents than community-dwelling residents aged 66 years or older
Being Physically Active Linked to Higher Later-Life Cognitive State
Effect sizes similar across all adult ages and for those who were moderately and most physically active
2008 to 2017 Saw Decline in ADL, Functional Limitations for Seniors
Odds of decline in both activities of daily living limitations, functional limitations attenuated with adjustment for educational attainment
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Feasible for Leukemia in Elderly Patients
Overall survival 64 and 55 percent at one and two years; nonrelapse mortality 20 and 28 percent, respectively
Single Dose of RSV Vaccine Prevents Acute Respiratory Infection in Seniors
High vaccine efficacy seen against RSV A and B subtypes, across age groups among those aged 60 years and older, and for those with coexisting conditions
Sleep Meds Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in White Older Adults
No such association seen for Black older adults followed for 15 years, regardless of sleep duration
