Geriatrics News

• Cutaneous Clues Linked to COVID-19 Coagulation Risk Researchers added to the growing list of skin conditions observed in people with COVID-19, this time associated with greater risk for coagulopathies.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2020
• No to Chemo at Home, With Exceptions, Says ASCO The American Society of Clinical Oncology has warned against intravenous infusion of chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies in patients' homes.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2020
• Some Seniors May Be Left Behind as Telemedicine Becomes More Popular Seniors may be left behind in the rush to adopt telemedicine, some because they don't have the equipment or access to the internet, others because disabilities make it difficult or impossible to take advantage of telehealth, two new research letters suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, August 03, 2020
• Eli Lilly Tests Antibody Drug to Halt COVID-19 Spread in US Nursing Homes Eli Lilly said on Monday it started a late-stage trial testing whether one of its experimental COVID-19 antibody treatments can prevent the spread of infections in residents and staff at US nursing homes.
  Reuters Health Information, August 03, 2020
• Many Older Adults 'Overscreened' for Cancer A high prevalence of older adults are being screened for cancer, even though they are past the recommended age for such screenings.
  Medscape Medical News, August 03, 2020
• Sevoflurane Shows Promise as Topical Analgesic for Intractable Pain The widely used inhalational anesthetic sevoflurane was effective as a topical analgesic in treating otherwise refractory pain in an elderly patient with a severe leg ulcer.
  Reuters Health Information, July 31, 2020
• Itolizumab Lowers Risk of Death in Elderly COVID-19 Patients -Cuban Study An antibody drug already being used against the coronavirus in Cuba decreased the risk of intensive care admission and death among nursing home residents with moderate COVID-19.
  Reuters Health Information, July 31, 2020
• Trump's Planning for US Rollout of Coronavirus Vaccine Is Falling Short, Officials Warn As scientists work to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, public health officials and senior US lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administration's lack of planning for the rollout.
  Reuters Health Information, July 31, 2020
• Hand Surgeon Loses 7 Papers for 'Serious Misconduct' According to the journal, a reviewer raised questions about the sample size in a manuscript by the authors, triggering an inquiry by the editors that led to Ewha Womans University's investigation.
  Medscape Medical News, July 31, 2020
• Flu Vaccine Protective Against Stroke, CV Events? Although flu vaccination rates in high-risk groups in the US are very low, those who receive them are at lower risk for transient ischemic stroke, MI, and all-cause mortality, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2020
• Low Vitamin D Linked to Increased COVID-19 Risk A large study evaluates associations between low serum vitamin D levels and risks for acquiring COVID-19 and hospitalization.
  Medscape Medical News, July 29, 2020
• Emergency Teams Battle Australia's Worst Virus Outbreak in Aged Homes Australia has sent defence and emergency medical teams, usually deployed to disaster zones, to aged care homes in the city of Melbourne to help contain the country's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
  Reuters Health Information, July 29, 2020
• AAIC 2020Flu, Pneumonia Vaccination Tied to Lower Dementia Risk Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination may lower risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease in older adults, two large observational studies suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2020
• The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment People with concerns about catching the coronavirus avoided seeking care and figured they didn't need the coverage.
  Kaiser Health News, July 28, 2020
• Low-Dose Prasugrel Preserves Efficacy but Lowers Bleeding in Elderly Reduced-dose prasugrel maintained efficacy and was safe in elderly and low-weight patients with acute coronary syndrome in a prespecified ISAR-REACT 5 substudy.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2020
• Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America's Diversity? Clinical trials need to include representative numbers of African Americans, Latinos, other racial minorities, as well as older people, and those with underlying medical conditions.
  Kaiser Health News, July 27, 2020
• Elderly Women Benefit From Alendronate After Abaloparatide Sequential therapy with abaloparatide and alendronate is safe and effective for maintaining bone mineral density in women 80 and older, according to a new post-hoc analysis.
  Reuters Health Information, July 24, 2020
• Red Light Therapy May Refresh Retinal Photoreceptor Function in Older Adults Older adults exposed to red light therapy may experience improvements in cone color contrast sensitivity and rod sensitivity, according to results from a small experiment.
  Reuters Health Information, July 23, 2020
• Circadian Abnormalities Tied to Increased Risk of Parkinson Disease in Older Men Circadian rhythm disruption in older men may be a sign of increased risk for developing Parkinson disease, a longitudinal cohort study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, July 23, 2020
• It's Time to Get Serious About Research Fraud What's true is that scientists guilty of research misconduct often get away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist -- that is, if they're even caught in the first place.
  Undark, July 23, 2020