Geriatrics
News
Older adults with type 2 diabetes find weight loss, deprescribing benefits in GLP-1 agonists, small study suggests
GLP-1 agonists may help clinicians manage uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in some older patients without the need for additional glucose-controlling...
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More evidence metformin may be neuroprotective
Adults who stopped metformin early were 21% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia during follow-up.
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Decoding AFib recurrence: PCPs’ role in personalized care
Patients who have been hospitalized may be good candidates for oral anticoagulants to reduce their risk for stroke;...
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Support tool reduces hypoglycemia risk in type 2 diabetes
The tool was developed to help guide shared decision making for a goal A1c level, potential changes to treatment, and other steps to reduce the...
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Steady VKA therapy beats switch to NOAC in frail AFib patients: FRAIL-AF
The switch resulted in more bleeding without any reduction in thromboembolic complications or all-cause mortality.
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Is this the best screening test for prostate cancer?
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that half of men with apparently “safe” PSA levels had clinically significant prostate cancers when...
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Treating fractures in elderly patients: Beyond the broken bone
Osteoporosis management can prevent fractures, and follow-up after fractures can prevent future breaks.
Commentary
The most important study from ESC: FRAIL-AF
This is the kind of science that medicine should celebrate. There were no soft endpoints, financial conflicts, or spin.
News
Dementia diagnosis a good time to reduce polypharmacy
Time of diagnosis can be a potential inflexion point for deprescribing long-term medications with safety risks, limited benefit, or possible...
Opinion
American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated Beers Criteria highlights
The guidelines address safe prescribing of medications to older adults after review of 1,500 clinical trials and research studies.