Tag: Seniors
High Health Care Utilization, Poor Survival Seen for Over 70s With AML
Of patients who died during observation, median of 56 percent of time between diagnosis and death spent in hospital
Alcohol Ups Risk for Intracranial Hemorrhage in Seniors With Fall-Related Head Injury
Alcohol use frequency shows dose-dependent increase in risk
New Deals Will Cut Medicare Costs for Expensive Drugs
Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics Linked to Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
Sulfonamide antibiotics and cephalosporins are most strongly associated with serious cADRs relative to macrolides
CDC Presents Characteristics of Residential Care Community Residents
75 percent needed assistance with bathing, 71 percent with walking, and 62 percent with three or more activities of daily living
Chronic and New-Onset Anxiety Linked to All-Cause Dementia
Associations seen for chronic and new-onset anxiety, but not for resolved anxiety, with all-cause dementia risk
Study Looks at Co-Use of CYP2D6-Metabolizing Opioids, Antidepressants in Seniors
CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants linked to worse outcomes than CYP2D6-neutral antidepressants when used with CYP2D6-metabolizing opioids
Benzodiazepines Not Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults
However, potential class-dependent associations may exist
Considerable Proportion of Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valvular Heart Disease
In a recent study, the rate of prevalence of clinically significant VHD was 2.4 percent
Suicidal Ideation, Behaviors Not Increased With GLP-1 RAs for Seniors With T2D
No significant increase seen with use of GLP-1 RAs versus SGLT2is or DPP4is among older Medicare beneficiaries
