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Geriatrics News

Insurance Pays Little for Caregiving of Elderly at End of Life Unpaid family and friends provide the overwhelming majority of care to the elderly in their last year of life, according to a new study highlighting the need to expand supportive services to caregivers.
Reuters Health Information, July 11, 2017
Alendronate Cuts Hip-Fracture Rates in High-Risk Elderly Concomitant use of alendronate in the elderly on prednisolone dramatically reduces hip-fracture risk over a short-term follow-up.
Medscape Medical News, July 11, 2017

Active Older Adults Getting More Facial Fractures
Reuters Health Information, July 5, 2017
EHA Death From Bleeding After Cancer-Related VTE in Elderly
Medscape Medical News, July 5, 2017
OTC Hearing Devices Effective Alternative for Some
Medscape Medical News, July 4, 2017
More Follow-up Needed for Elderly 'Observed' in Hospitals
Reuters Health Information, June 30, 2017

Geriatrics Perspective

A New RCT Looks at Online Hemodiafiltration Dr Desai describes a rare phenomenon in the current field of nephrology: an RCT.
Medscape Nephrology, July 6, 2017
Brain Health: The Role of Nurse Practitioners Nurse practitioners on the front lines will be absolutely essential as we face a growing burden of dementia in the aging population.
Medscape Nurses, July 6, 2017

Surgeons Ignore Evidence on Cement in Hip Fracture Repairs
Medscape Orthopedics, June 29, 2017
Geriatric Emergency Departments: Why the Trend Is Here to Stay
Medscape Emergency Medicine, June 27, 2017
NSAIDs and CV Risk: The Bottom Line
Medscape Internal Medicine, June 23, 2017
Updates From ENDO 2017: Part 1
Medscape Family Medicine, June 23, 2017

Journals

Drug Prescribing in the Final Year of the Very Old With T2DM
Age and Ageing, July 12, 2017
DAAs for Chronic HCV in a Population Aged 65 Years and Older
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, July 12, 2017
Aging and Sexual Differences of the Human Skull
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open), July 11, 2017
Recognizing and Treating Venous Stasis Ulcers
U.S. Pharmacist, July 10, 2017
NOAC Dosing in Patients With AF and Renal Dysfunction
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, July 10, 2017

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