Geriatrics

Geriatrics or geriatric medicine[1] is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people.[2] It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or geriatric physician, a physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs, and the availability of a specialist.

A couple’s health care in retirement could cost $245,000

Posted on: 11/12/2015 - 19:41

A couple retiring in 2015 at age 65 can expect to pay $245,000 in health care costs over their lifetimes, according to an estimate from Fidelity Inves

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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GeneMatch designed to speed up Alzheimer’s trial recruitment

Posted on: 09/12/2015 - 18:21

A new Alzheimer’s research program aims to accelerate the recruitment of people interested in volunteering for Alzheimer’s studies based on genetic risk factors. <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria uncommon in nursing homes, but better testing needed

Posted on: 09/12/2015 - 16:43

A low incidence of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria was found in a study of Rhode Island nursing home residents admitted to acute care facilities, but researchers said a better...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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Radiography missed most clinical cases of hip osteoarthritis

Posted on: 09/12/2015 - 14:50

Radiography detected up to 16% of cases of hip osteoarthritis among older patients with frequent hip pain in an analysis of participants in the Framingham Osteoarthritis Study and the Osteoarthritis...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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Lateral wedge insoles provide minimal biomechanical help in knee OA

Posted on: 09/12/2015 - 13:32

Lateral wedge insoles worn by people with medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) provide a limited amount of immediate biomechanical improvement during walking and may be best suited to people who have...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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New analyses of data keep hope alive for Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab

Posted on: 05/12/2015 - 14:34

BARCELONA – A failed phase III clinical trial for the investigational antiamyloid antibody gantenerumab in patients with Alzheimer’s disease may have had better results with a higher dose aimed at a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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CTAD: Anti-tau vaccine demonstrated safety, immunogenicity in phase I study

Posted on: 02/12/2015 - 14:34

BARCELONA – An investigational anti-tau vaccine has passed its first big clinical milestone with a successful phase I trial of 30 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. <table...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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BRCA1 may have an impact in Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 14:53

Low levels of the BRCA1 protein in brain cells may be associated with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to new evidence from the brains of deceased patients with Alzheimer’s disease...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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ACR: Infection risk with DMARDs doesn’t change with age of RA onset

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 22:23

SAN FRANCISCO – Biologics do not pose an increased risk of infection in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis over the age of 60 years because their time to first infection and time to...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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CTAD: New aducanumab subanalysis bolsters phase III trials in very mild Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 17/11/2015 - 22:44

BARCELONA – A new look at aducanumab’s phase I study data has reinforced the developer’s confidence that its newly launched phase III trials are targeting the right group: patients with very early...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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