Geriatrics
[Not Published Yet] More Evidence Linking Common Bladder Medication to a Vision-threatening Eye Condition
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC
European Panel Recommends Four-week Limit for the Use of High-strength Estradiol Creams
14 Oct, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCCommentary: EU Panel: Don’t Use Estradiol Creams for Longer Than 4 Weeks – Medscape (free registration required)
Physical Frailty: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:44h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:11h | UTCCommentaries: Early menopause and risk of cardiovascular disease: an issue for young women – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Early menopause predictor of heart disease – University of Queensland (free)
Report: State of the Clinical Science of Perioperative Brain Health
26 Sep, 2019 | 08:43h | UTC
Position Paper: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-support in Adults in Emergency Care
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEditorials: Updated Guidelines for Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free) AND The 2019 USPSTF Report on Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria—Lessons From History (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free audio)
Age to Stop? Appropriate Screening in Older Patients
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCAge to stop? Appropriate screening in older patients – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Editorial: Preventive care at both ends of life (free)
Podcast: Appropriate screening in older patients (free audio)
Source: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Newsletter
Perspective: Finding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCFinding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults – JAMA (free)
Related Study: Older Adults’ Views and Communication Preferences About Cancer Screening Cessation – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCSource: Low back pain: joint guidelines from US Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview – European Spine Journal (free) AND Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration – European Journal of Pain (free) AND Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – NICE (free) AND Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free) AND National Clinical Guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy – European Spine Journal (free)
Cochrane Special Collection: Diagnosing Dementia
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCCochrane Special Collection: Diagnosing Dementia – Cochrane Library (free articles)
Commentary: Dementia diagnosis: a decade of evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
AAN Recommends People 65+ be Screened Yearly for Memory Problems
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCNews Release: AAN Recommends People 65+ be Screened Yearly for Memory Problems – American Academy of Neurology (free)
Original Recommendations: Quality improvement in neurology: Mild cognitive impairment quality measurement set – American Academy of Neurology (free PDF)
USPSTF Disagrees: USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults (free)
Review: Improving the Quality of Life of People with Advanced Respiratory Disease and Severe Breathlessness
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:29h | UTCRelated Guideline: Danish respiratory society position paper: palliative care in patients with chronic progressive non-malignant lung diseases – European Clinical Respiratory Journal (free)
Cohort Study: Donepezil Associated with Increased Risk of Rhabdomyolysis
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:07h | UTCCommentaries: Commonly used drug for Alzheimer’s disease doubles risk of hospitalization – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) Study: Common Alzheimer’s disease drug doubles hospitalization risk – UPI (free) AND Rhabdomyolysis risk with donepezil double that of other AD meds – OnMedica (free)
Cohort Study: Associations of Subjective Memory Complaints and Simple Memory Task Scores with Future Dementia in the Primary Care Setting
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCCommentary: Memory complaints, simple scores predict dementia in primary care – Univadis (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Study: Older Women with comorbidities Have Little Benefit from Mammography Screening
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCScreening mammography outcomes: risk of breast cancer and mortality by comorbidity score and age – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More evidence screening mammograms not needed for many older women – Reuters (free) AND Mammography unlikely to benefit older women with chronic illnesses – Georgetown University Medical Center (free)
Avoidance of Physical Restraint Use among Hospitalized Older Adults: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:54h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Cognitive Screening in Older Adults – Physician’s Briefing (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study Suggests Hearing Aids May Have a Role in Preventing Dementia and Depression in Older Adults
8 Sep, 2019 | 23:04h | UTCCan Hearing Aids Delay Time to Diagnosis of Dementia, Depression, or Falls in Older Adults? – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hearing aids linked to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls – University of Michigan (free) AND Hearing Aids May Reduce Risk of Depression, Anxiety, Dementia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
#ESCCongress – [Not Published Yet] Randomized Trial: Clopidogrel a Better Option than Ticagrelor or Prasugrel for Elderly Patients with Non-ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
2 Sep, 2019 | 00:57h | UTCCommentaries: Randomized Comparison of Clopidogrel Versus Ticagrelor or Prasugrel in Patients of 70 years or Older With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome – POPular AGE – American College of Cardiology (free) AND POPULAR AGE Supports Clopidogrel Over Ticagrelor in Elderly ACS Patients – TCTMD (free)
Meta-Analysis: Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:55h | UTCCommentaries: Menopausal hormones: definitive evidence for breast cancer – The Lancet (free) AND Menopausal hormone therapy and 20-year breast cancer mortality – The Lancet (free) AND Hormone therapy during menopause raises breast cancer risk for years, study finds – STAT (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at HRT use and risk of breast cancer – Science Media Centre (free)
Meta-Analysis: Estrogen-Based Hormone Therapy Does Not Improve Muscle Mass in Postmenopausal Women
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:08h | UTCCommentary: Hormone Therapy Doesn’t Prevent Age-Related Muscle Loss in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: How Many Older Adults Receive Drugs of Questionable Clinical Benefit Near the End of Life?
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:26h | UTCRelated Studies: Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing? (link to abstract and commentary)
Cohort Study: Intensifying Antihypertensive Medication Regimens Among Older Adults at Hospital Discharge Linked to Worse Outcomes
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCClinical Outcomes After Intensifying Antihypertensive Medication Regimens Among Older Adults at Hospital Discharge – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Intensifying Antihypertensives at Discharge Tied to Adverse Events – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Study: Overtreatment of Blood Pressure Common at Hospital Discharge (free)
Meta-Analysis: Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCCommentaries: The Dynamics of Frailty Among Older Adults – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging – Monash University (free)
Related: Best practice guidelines for the management of frailty: a British Geriatrics Society, Age UK and Royal College of General Practitioners report – Age and Ageing (free) AND A Review of Frailty Syndrome and Its Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Domains in the Elderly – Geriatrics (free) AND Frailty: Identifying elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes – Canadian Family Physician (free)