Tag: Seniors

Physicians should spend more time discussing possible side effects of a newly prescribed medication during the office visit, authors say

Almost one-third of older adults on thyroid replacement therapy take at least one medication that interferes with thyroid function tests

Two-thirds saying they have or will get vaccine was driven by interest from adults 60 years and older

Declines in global cognition and executive function significantly faster for women, despite higher baseline performance

Most common medication was gabapentin, which was linked to 33.0 percent of polypharmacy-days

Uptake lower among Black, Asian, Hispanic adults versus Whites; those vaccinated less likely to receive high-dose vaccine

Half of older adults rate their hearing as excellent or very good

Older adults followed for five years with poor-quality sleep had higher risk for dementia, earlier death

Those 70 years and older have similar postoperative complication scores and long-term survival

Authors say further education is needed on appropriate uses of antibiotics