A study finds that nurse-led geriatric assessment in the ED may reduce hospital admissions by 11.6%, without increasing ED ...

Credit: Getty Images Nurse practitioners call for routine assessment for geriatric syndromes, including screening for frailty, cognitive impairment, and malnutrition. As patients live longer, it ...

The importance of geriatric sensitivity in healthcare workers who deal with elderly patients cannot be overstated. Studies show that by attempting to recognize and empathize with elderly patients, ...

A phase II clinical study of interleukin-11 mutein to treat patients with chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia. Background: The aim of this prospective, double-blind study was to evaluate sensitivity ...

AHA: Increased Cancer Risk for Patients With Heart Failure For older patients hospitalized with heart failure, a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) score is associated with mortality over two ...

Efficacy of a one-year exercise program to prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women prescribed aromatase inhibitor therapy: An RCT. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Investigators of this study found more ...

(WJAR) — Kent Hospital became the 25th hospital in the nation to receive geriatric surgery verification. This high distinction comes from the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery ...