Geriatrics
Reducing Risk of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (PoAF)
Study forges a path toward polygenic risk scoring and personalized treatment.
Mindfully “Passing the Rx Baton” After Acute Care
Update on Shed-MEDS, the largest geriatric deprescribing intervention trial to date.
Forging a Shield for Thousands of Long-Term Care Patients
A COVID-19 strike force held infection and fatalities in Middle Tennessee LTCs to nationwide lows.
Alzheimer’s Study Focuses on Racial, Ethnic Minorities
Targeted enrollment to determine PET’s value in highest-risk groups.
Promoting Home Recovery from COVID-19 to Ease Hospital Burdens
Optimizing a hospital-to-home strategy offers one way to manage surging cases.
Making Health Systems Age Friendly
With a focus on overall wellness, the “4Ms” framework improves care for older adults.
Can Transdermal Nicotine Improve Depression and Cognition?
Recruitment is underway for a two-phase trial building on novel study.
Improving Diagnoses of Lung-predominant Autoimmune Disease
A specialist on CTD-ILD says misdiagnosis and delayed treatment remain common.
New Momentum in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention
A major study of vascular drivers of cognitive decline earns renewed funding.
Racial Disparities in Post-prostatectomy Mortality
After finding that non-clinical factors influence outcomes, researchers discuss closing gaps.
GERI-A-FLOAT Connects Geriatricians at a Historic Moment
An online program launched in weeks supports trainees through the pandemic.