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No proven health impact of free primary care from age 85 in Sweden

Written by | 14 Dec 2022

Introducing copayment elimination in primary care in Sweden for the over-85s has not caused a rise in the number of health care visits. In terms of achieving the intended… read more.

Higher vitamin K intake linked to lower bone fracture risk late in life

Written by | 4 Dec 2022

Breaking bones can be life-changing events — especially as we age, when hip fractures can become particularly damaging and result in disability, compromised independence and a higher mortality… read more.

Study hints at why older people are more susceptible to the flu

Written by | 12 Nov 2022

Though the COVID-19 pandemic provided a brief respite, influenza virus is back in circulation and, as usual, poses a special danger to people over the age of 65…. read more.

One in 10 older Americans has dementia

Written by | 7 Nov 2022

In the first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment prevalence in more than 20 years, Columbia University researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and… read more.

Significant number of seniors rely on failing public transit systems to get to medical appointments

Written by | 31 Oct 2022

About 1 in 10 seniors who live in cities reported that they use public transportation, and 20 percent of older transit users said they relied on trains and… read more.

Therapeutic games and brain stimulation mitigates cognitive decline in older adults

Written by | 15 Oct 2022

Older people may be able to boost their working memory with a new approach that couples online therapeutic games with a non-invasive brain stimulation technique. Working memory is… read more.

Study explores links between people taking multiple medications and dementia diagnosis

Written by | 13 Oct 2022

People with dementia are likely to have taken more than three medications for other health conditions in the five years directly before their diagnosis, according to new research…. read more.

Daily multivitamin may improve cognition and possibly protect against decline

Written by | 27 Sep 2022

Could taking a daily multivitamin help maintain cognitive health with aging and possibly prevent cognitive decline? According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, conducted in collaboration… read more.

Risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease increases by 50-80% in older adults who caught COVID-19

Written by | 24 Sep 2022

Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk—as much as 50% to 80% higher than a control group—of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year,… read more.

Emergency departments not set up to meet basic care needs of frail older people

Written by | 9 Sep 2022

Emergency departments in England don’t seem to be set up to meet the basic care needs of frail older patients, suggest the findings of a small qualitative study… read more.

Efforts to save money on prescription drugs associated with increased stroke risk for seniors

Written by | 12 Aug 2022

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for stroke, and for decades the anticoagulant warfarin was the standard treatment for lowering that hazard. However, numerous drug and… read more.

Pharmacist-based deprescribing successfully reduced older adults’ exposure to anticholinergic drugs

Written by | 22 Jul 2022

Anticholinergics, a class of drugs frequently prescribed for depression, urinary incontinence and many other conditions common in older adults, affect the brain by blocking acetylcholine, a nervous system… read more.

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