Explore the latest in geriatrics, including advances in diagnosis and management of cognitive impairment, dementia, osteoporosis, and more.
This cross-sectional study examines self-reported uptake of hearing aids and devices among older adult participants in the National Health and Aging Trends Study.
In this narrative medicine essay, an emeritus professor of otolaryngology resists offering an affirmative response to a deceptively simple question about a complex reality.
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial examines the association of providing hearing aids and therapy following hearing loss vs health education with physical and mental quality of life.
This comparative effectiveness research study assesses the association of cholinesterase inhibitor discontinuation with long-term care institutionalization among older adults with dementia who initiate memantine.
This JAMA Patient Page describes knee osteoarthritis and its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
This repeated cross-sectional study examines temporal and geographic trends in the supply of geriatric physicians and geriatric nurse practitioners from 2010 to 2020 and assesses potential disparities between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
This cross-sectional study identifies hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions, and in-hospital deaths associated with respiratory syncytial virus in US adults from 2016 through 2023.
This case-case-time-control study evaluates the association between gabapentinoids and the risk of hip fractures among older adults in Australia.
This study evaluates representation of older adults, women, and people of Black race and Hispanic ethnicity in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services national coverage determination (NCD) and coverage with evidence development (CED)鈥揳pproved studies.
This cohort study investigates when the degree of frailty accelerates before dementia and how it is associated with dementia risk.
This randomized clinical trial examines the use of sequential therapy with zoledronate to prevent loss of bone mineral density after denosumab discontinuation in the first year.
This crossover randomized clinical trial investigates whether air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate filters reduce the incidence of acute respiratory infections in residential aged-care facilities.
This Viewpoint discusses enrollment in Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare among older adults and common reasons for plan disenrollment, including the lack of in-network physicians and hospitals.
This time-series study assesses the association between heat waves and adverse health events among dually eligible individuals 65 years and older.
This cohort study of US adults in a regional integrated health care network examines the association of childhood residence in an economically disadvantaged community, individual income and education, and late-life cortical brain volumes and white matter integrity.
This Viewpoint describes how frailty assessments should be incorporated into surgical oncology decision-making for older adults with head and neck cancer.
This randomized clinical trial assesses whether 3 months of pelvic floor muscle training with a home-based pressure-mediated biofeedback device is superior to training alone among postpartum women with stress urinary incontinence.
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