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Men who have a prostate biopsy are more than twice as likely to need hospitalization in the immediate post-procedure period due to complications, according to a new study.
The researchers found that this common outpatient procedure, used to diagnose prostate cancer, was associated with a 6.9 percent rate of hospitalization within 30 days of biopsy compared [...]
Almost one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life, according to a new study.
These burdensome transitions include moving to a different facility in the last three days of life or repeat hospitalizations for expected complications of dementia in the last 90 days of life.
“Such [...]
A third of adults over age 65 fall once a year, and new research suggests part of the reason may be they are not compensating for diminished eyesight.
Visual information helps us to coordinate our movements so that we can successfully navigate our surroundings. In fall-prone older adults, however, the ability to collect visual information is [...]
As many as three-quarters of the estimated 36 million people worldwide living with dementia have not been diagnosed and hence cannot benefit from treatment, information and care, according to a new report from Alzheimer’s Disease International.
The World Alzheimer Report 2011, released by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), shows that there are interventions that are effective in [...]
Changes in cognitive abilities appear to be stronger predictors than biomarkers of whether an individual with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
Biomarkers such as changes in brain volume or in cerebrospinal fluid levels of some proteins have helped scientists learn about how Alzheimer’s disease develops and whether treatments for [...]
Older women with sleep-disordered breathing are more likely to develop cognitive impairment or dementia, according to a new study.
This link between sleep-disordered breathing and an increased risk of cognitive impairment opens up new avenues for research that has a large public impact, the authors say.
“Given the high prevalence and significant morbidity associated with both sleep-disordered [...]
More needs to be done to improve the care that older adults with cognitive impairment – including dementia and delirium – receive when they visit hospital emergency departments, according to new research.
Researchers from the University of Alberta reviewed 15 studies published between 1994 and 2009, covering 4,431 patients from the USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, New [...]
A new study shows it takes longer to create do-not-resuscitate orders when someone other than the patient is making the decision, even though many patients in these cases are sicker than patients able to make their own decisions.
Among patients who died, patients with a surrogate had a shorter time frame between writing the DNR order [...]
Despite acceptance of advance care planning and advance directives in the care of older patients, less than 30 percent of Americans, including those with chronic disease, have advance directives, according to a new study.
Advance care planning informs medical decision making for seriously ill patients, particularly older patients. This planning typically includes several elements: documentation of [...]
Tai chi has particular health benefits for older people, including helping to prevent falls and improving mental wellbeing, new research shows.
But the Chinese martial art widely practiced for its health benefits does not help improve the symptoms of cancer or rheumatoid arthritis and the evidence is contradictory for many other health conditions and symptoms.
The effectiveness [...]
