People with difficulty seeing close up have higher odds of recurrent hospitalizations, according to a new study. Researchers did not find higher hospitalization odds for those who had a hard time ...

Dr. Madeleine Hackney, associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, gave a seminar titled “The Application of Dance for Rehabilitation of ...

On Thursday, October 23, in Rome, a very delicate and current topic will be discussed: bioethics and biolaw in the geriatric ...

Predicting treatment risk using geriatric assessment and genetic profiling for AML may impact early rates of mortality among patients aged 60 years or older. Geriatric assessment showed a high rate of ...

Since 2015, Congress has authorized funding for the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program which trains about 70,000 people ...

Mental health and physical health are a two-way street. As we get older, our physical health can often decline. That could mean adjusting to new health problems, having less independence, or adapting ...

Older adults with cognitive frailty – a condition combining physical weakness and mental decline – face sleep problems that may seriously affect their health and quality of life, according to new ...

Common anti-allergy medications, particularly first-generation antihistamines, may significantly increase the risk of ...

Efforts to optimize care delivery and outcomes for older adults with cancer must effectively address these patients' distinct geriatric and palliative care needs. In this article, we first discuss the ...

Historic lead levels from the era of leaded gasoline may be contributing to cognitive issues 50 years later, suggests research reported for the first time at the Alzheimer’s Association International ...

The 2012 scholars are examining such topics as civic engagement, trauma among African American seniors, and the psychosocial impact of female sexual dysfunction. The cohort also includes one scholar ...

The aging population around the world has particular needs. These requirements range from medical to social, and the elderly in particular need assistance that public policy can address. Public policy ...