Some books available in the Library
- Abc of dementia
- Acute medical illness in old age
- Blackwell’s primary care essentials: geriatrics
- Brocklehurt’s textbook of geriatrics and gerontology
- The dimensions of elder abuse
- Elder abuse: critical issues in policy and practice
- Epidemiology in old age
- Geriatric medicine: an evidence-based approach
- Geriatric physical diagnosis : a guide to observation and assessment
- Geriatrics in orthopaedics
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Accidental Falls Evidence Summary
COVID-19 and elderly/geriatric/aged patients – pubmed results
BACKGROUNDPneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have reduced vaccine-type (VT) invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in older adults through direct and indirect effects. However, non-vaccine-type serotypes have emerged. Since the recently licensed PCV20 and PCV21 vaccines differ in serotype composition, epidemiological data are essential to guide adult vaccination policy.AIMWe aimed to assess serotype-specific IPD dynamics in older adults in Israel and evaluate the potential impact of...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shows a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from mild illness to severe and critical disease. Early identification of patients at risk of deterioration remains important for timely clinical decision-making. The aim of this study was to develop a novel scoring system for predicting COVID-19 severity in a national referral hospital. This prospective cohort study included patients with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to Dr. M. Djamil Hospital, Padang,...
CONCLUSIONS: Long COVID is characterised by a significant restructure of the gut ecosystem. This qualitative dysbiosis reflects a shift in homeostatic balance, where the core microbial community remains present, but its proportions are altered. Short-term montelukast treatment shows a minimal impact on the microbial landscape, suggesting treatment does not further destabilise the gut environment. These findings highlight the specific and targeted nature of gastrointestinal involvement in long...
CONCLUSION: GPs as first point of care providers are best placed to assist their patients' manage their health and wellbeing. Having a greater understanding of the effects of socioeconomic status of PWE can improve GP management including making informed referrals to other health providers.
CONCLUSION: In critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation, ventilator settings, monitoring parameters, and oxygenation status at the time of extubation may influence the likelihood of success. Better oxygenation appears protective, whereas elevated positive end-expiratory pressure and fraction of inspired oxygen may indicate increased vulnerability to extubation failure.
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this cohort study of outpatients with COVID-19, early oral antiviral use was associated with a lower risk of PCC. These findings suggest that early antiviral treatment may help mitigate long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that variations at the rs721917 locus within the SFTPD gene may provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of COVID-19 outcomes across different populations, thereby offering potential for enhanced diagnostic and prognostic strategies.
CONCLUSIONS: Vaccinating adults aged ≥65 years and high-risk individuals 6 months-64 years remains cost-effective compared both to no vaccination and vaccination of the narrower population.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had well-established effects on mental health. However, few studies have examined its specific impact on people with hypertension. To address this gap, a study was conducted in the Beni Mellal province, Morocco, to assess the psychological repercussions of Covid-19 in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive controls. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were measured using the DASS-21 scale.
CONCLUSION: This study is perhaps the largest to investigate viral variant effects on long COVID using sequence rather than date-based variant definitions, and is also unique in its focus on a population living in one of the most rural states in the United States. Our results are consistent with other studies finding contributions from both biological and social predictors to long COVID outcomes.
Recent articles from selected Journal RSS feeds/ News feeds
Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults With Dementia (Full-text available via NHS Athens)
Elderly Health Journal
New England Journal of Medicine- Geriatrics/Aging
Among patients with stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion, thrombectomy led to functional independence at 90 days (in 58.6% of patients, vs. 46.6% with medical management) but also to a higher risk of intracranial hemorrhage.
Posted: May 14, 2026, 12:00 am
One way to classify acute ischemic stroke is by the anatomy of vessel occlusion. Initial randomized trials of endovascular thrombectomy focused on large-vessel occlusions.1-5 These proximal occlusions of the intracranial carotid artery or the stem of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) represent the most severe form of anterior...
Posted: May 14, 2026, 12:00 am
An 86-year-old man presented to the neurology clinic with 2 years of progressive memory loss and difficulty walking. An MRI showed microbleeds that appeared as hypointense foci throughout the lobar regions.
Posted: May 7, 2026, 12:00 am
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, caused by beta-amyloid deposition in brain blood vessels, leads to lobar cerebral hemorrhage, microbleeds, and white-matter lesions and contributes to cognitive decline.
Posted: May 7, 2026, 12:00 am
Among adults 50 years of age or older, fewer cases of confirmed influenza-like illness were observed with an mRNA influenza vaccine than with standard vaccines. Reactogenicity was higher with the mRNA vaccine.
Posted: May 7, 2026, 12:00 am
This article summarizes the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of Barrett’s esophagus, a reflux-related condition with increased adenocarcinoma risk, highlighting endoscopic diagnosis, surveillance, and early curative therapy.
Posted: April 30, 2026, 12:00 am
Effective blood-pressure control is the cornerstone of management after intracerebral hemorrhage; it is both the primary determinant of risk and the most vital intervention for reducing the threat of a second vascular event.1 Yet, despite the availability of effective treatments, blood pressure remains poorly controlled in survivors of...
Posted: April 23, 2026, 12:00 am
Jack, a retired teacher whose 91 years hadn’t been easy, wanted to leave the hospital forever. With a hospice nurse who was Polish like his cherished grandmother, he could finally take comfort in his care.
Posted: April 23, 2026, 12:00 am
Among survivors of intracerebral hemorrhage, a single pill with three low-dose antihypertensive agents added to standard care was associated with a lower incidence of stroke and major cardiovascular events than placebo.
Posted: April 23, 2026, 12:00 am
In a placebo-controlled trial involving patients with noncardioembolic ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA, asundexian added to antiplatelet therapy led to a lower risk of ischemic stroke without increasing major bleeding.
Posted: April 16, 2026, 12:00 am
Despite the implementation of efficacious interventions for secondary prevention, patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) remain at substantial residual risk for short- and long-term recurrent ischemic stroke and coronary events.1,2 Approximately three quarters of ischemic strokes or TIAs are noncardioembolic and may be attributable to...
Posted: April 16, 2026, 12:00 am
This Double Take video reviews the differential diagnosis for a woman with night sweats and unintentional weight loss and how it evolves as new clinical findings are presented.
Posted: April 16, 2026, 12:00 am
Post-thrombotic syndrome is the most common chronic complication of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), affecting 20 to 50% of patients with DVT and causing debilitating symptoms involving the limbs — including pain, swelling, skin changes, and venous ulcers — that substantially reduce quality of life and impose considerable socioeconomic burden.1 ...
Posted: April 13, 2026, 12:00 am
Among patients with moderate or severe PTS, the addition of endovascular therapy to standard care resulted in less severe PTS and better quality of life at 6 months than standard care alone but with a higher risk of bleeding.
Posted: April 13, 2026, 12:00 am
This Double Take video explores how a comprehensive patient-centered approach can provide high-value care for older patients.
Posted: April 9, 2026, 12:00 am
A 68-year-old man who had undergone intubation 25 days earlier had difficulty swallowing after extubation. A swallowing study showed fluid penetrating into the trachea without triggering a cough reflex (shown in a video).
Posted: April 9, 2026, 12:00 am
Chronologic age plays an outsized role in various aspects of medicine. Yet people of the same age can differ dramatically when it comes to aging-related risk factors.
Posted: April 2, 2026, 12:00 am
If the future of primary care lies in teams, what makes a team and how should it function? NOS host Lisa Rosenbaum and her guests consider the possibilities of team-based care.
Posted: March 12, 2026, 12:00 am
This review summarizes the diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica in adults older than 50 years of age, emphasizing clinical diagnosis, glucocorticoids as first-line therapy, relapses, and glucocorticoid-sparing options.
Posted: March 12, 2026, 12:00 am
This feature about blood-pressure targets to manage hypertension offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one recommending a systolic blood-pressure target of less than 120 mm Hg and the other supporting a target of less than 140 mm Hg.
Posted: March 5, 2026, 12:00 am
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