Geriatrics
Conference Coverage
CDC: Trivalent adjuvanted influenza vaccine aIIV3 safe in elderly adults
ATLANTA – Postlicensure surveillance shows no new or unexpected adverse events with aIIV3 (FLUAD).
Article
Stroke Increases the Risk of All-Cause Dementia
Stroke is a strong independent risk factor for all-cause dementia, according to research published online ahead of print...
News
Statins aren’t preventive in elderly unless they have diabetes
Statins for primary prevention may benefit older patients, if diabetes is present.
Conference Coverage
Intensive Blood Pressure Management May Reduce the Risk of MCI
CHICAGO—Lowering systolic blood pressure to a target of 120 mm Hg or less in people with cardiovascular risk factors reduces the risk of mild...
Conference Coverage
Colorectal cancer: New observations, new implications
We may need to consider expanding our risk concepts to include not only genetic and personal risk factors but also environmental factors.
Conference Coverage
Mild cognitive impairment risk slashed by 19% in SPRINT MIND
Clinicians are calling blood pressure drugs the first disease-modifying therapy for MCI.
Conference Coverage
Pregnancy and years of reproductive capability linked to dementia risk
CHICAGO – The findings suggest that lifelong estrogen exposure may exert a neuroprotective effect in women.
News
Deaths from liver disease surged in U.S. since 1999
Deaths from cirrhosis increased by 65.4% and deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma by 117%.
News
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Statins are safe, effective, and important for most patients with liver disease and dyslipidemia
With a few exceptions, patients with liver disease should receive lipid-lowering agents at full dose.