Search results for "Geriatrics"
Registration is open for precourses at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025
The one- and two-day courses cover a variety of internal medicine subjects, including a new course on nutrition in medical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/01/07/6.htm
7 Jan 2025
Age and the rising risk of falling
More than 14 million U.S. adults, one in four of those ages 65 years and older, report falling each year, according to federal data.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/age-and-the-rising-risk-of-falling.htm
1 Jan 2025
Statins do not appear to affect kidney function in older adults
A post hoc analysis of data from a randomized trial found no association between statin use and change in estimated glomerular filtration rate, urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio, or incident chronic kidney disease in adults ages 65 years or older.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/31/2.htm
31 Dec 2024
The National Health Service Corps: Superheroes in scrubs
Created in 1972, the National Health Service Corps is a federal program that aims to improve access to primary care health services in under-resourced areas by placing skilled professionals in these communities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/the-national-health-service-corps-superheroes-in-scrubs.htm
1 Jan 2025
CNS polypharmacy common in older U.S. adults with dementia
A cohort study found that 14.3% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed three or more medications affecting the central nervous system (CNS), often by a single primary care clinician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/12/5.htm
12 Nov 2024
Alzheimer's advances pose challenges
A new test and new treatments for Alzheimer's disease may offer patients hope but could also raise more questions than they answer, with careful balancing of risks and benefits required.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/alzheimers-advances-pose-challenges.htm
1 Nov 2024
Vitamin K2 reduced frequency, intensity, duration of nocturnal leg cramps
Vitamin K2 reduced symptoms from nocturnal leg cramps in older patients starting with the first week of its administration in a placebo-controlled randomized trial in China.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/05/4.htm
5 Nov 2024
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2024
Naming animals during gait test effectively distinguishes cognitive decline
Having patients walk while naming animals was the most effective of three gait tests for differentiating those with mild cognitive impairment from those with dementia or no cognitive impairment, a trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/10/2.htm
10 Sep 2024
10 tips for inpatient geriatric care
Optimizing inpatient geriatric care is a common priority for physicians, according to a speaker at the Society of Hospital Medicine's 2016 meeting, held in San Diego in March.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/geriatrics.htm
1 Jun 2016