Tag: Seniors
Many Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Fill High-Price Prescriptions
Among beneficiaries without low-income subsidy, noninitiation reported in 30 percent of those with new prescriptions for anticancer drugs
COVID-19 Response Coordinator Says Adults Older Than 60 Should Get Second Booster
The FDA authorized a second booster of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on March 29 for anyone 50 years and older
Adverse Effects Generally Mild After BNT162b2 mRNA Booster in Over 60s
Thirty percent of those aged 60 years or older receiving booster reported at least one AE; few sought medical attention
Poll: Most Older Adults Want to Age in Place
Authors urge investing in home improvements to ensure future independence
Late-Onset Alcohol Abuse May Signal Dementia
Findings particularly for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
DMARDs Not Linked to Alzheimer Risk for Seniors With RA
No reduction in ADRD risk seen for treatment with tofacitinib, tocilizumab, TNF inhibitors versus abatacept
DMARD Prescribing Low for Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Any DMARD use recorded at 56 percent of rheumatologist visits and 30 percent of primary care provider visits
Black Seniors With GI Malignancy More Likely to Be Frail
Black patients also more likely to report limitations in daily living, instrumental activities of daily living
Memory Concerns Stable, but Incidence of Cognitive Decline Increased
Women, those older than 80 years, and those living in more deprived areas more likely to have memory concern, cognitive decline recorded in primary care
Lower-Extremity Lymphedema Common in Older, Female Cancer Survivors
Lower-extremity lymphedema tied to lower physical functioning, need for help with activities of daily living
