Articles related to Geriatrics

For sedentary individuals, matching the activity levels of the most physically active population segment (160 minutes of daily walking at 3 mph) could extend life expectancy by up to 11 years.

Probiotic therapy shows promise in managing thrush infections, even in cases resistant to conventional antifungal medications.

A landmark analysis shows that physiology-guided complete revascularization reduced adverse outcomes by approximately 25% compared to culprit-only strategy across both STEMI and NSTEMI patients.

In this year-long study, both standard and high-dose vitamin D supplementation achieved meaningful blood pressure reductions of 3.5/2.8 mm Hg in older adults with obesity.

Nearly half of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia patients initially receive a psychiatric diagnosis, highlighting the critical need for improved diagnostic approaches.

Risk of dementia with these medications increases proportionally with higher doses and extended duration of use, emphasizing the importance of minimal effective dosing strategies.