High-Dose Flu Vaccine Reduces Respiratory Illness in Nursing Home Residents
High-dose influenza vaccination can reduce risk of respiratory-related hospitalization among nursing home residents.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Have Advance Directives
Among 795,909 people in 150 studies, only 36.7% had completed an advance directive.
Significant Number of Seniors Don’t Seek Help for Drug Costs
Among the respondents who said their medication costs were a burden, 49% had not talked to their doctors about the issue.
New Report Looks Into Patient Refusal of Home Health Care Services
Importance of home health care services are increasing, partly due to shorter hospital stays and complex needs.
Earlier Readmission Follows Shorter Hospital Length of Stay for Seniors
The risk of early readmission from post-acute care facility decreases with longer LOS at index hospitalization.
Exercise Counseling Proves Cost-Effective for Older Men
The total direct cost of the intervention was $459 per participant; mainly for counselor effort.
ER Visits in Elderly Associated with Higher Long-Term Disability Risk
Disability and the loss of agility is more likely for seniors 6 months after treatment.
Greater Mortality in Elderly with SBP <135 mm Hg
These findings were seen in the oldest adults with hypertension and free from comorbidities.
Organ Donation From Elderly Still Beneficial for Transplantation
Similar survival rates were seen whether the organ comes from a 50-year-old or an octogenarian.
Significant Increase in Cannabis Use Among Older Americans
Americans age 65 years and older more than doubled their use of cannabis over 8 years.
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