To address the complex clinical needs of the older adult patient, Karen Devereaux Melillo argues in a recent editorial that it's imperative to prepare nurses as gerontological specialists. [1] Despite ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although a study on the benefits of geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer did not demonstrate ...

The modern healthcare system operates on a fundamental belief that more testing equals better care, especially for older adults. This approach, while well-intentioned, has created an unexpected crisis ...

Older adults are more likely to be misdiagnosed than other adults. Multiple conditions and medications can make it tricky. Geriatric ERs are an answer to this problem and they are catching on. It can ...

To discuss the growing challenge of surgery in the rapidly enlarging geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons together with The American Geriatrics Society sponsored a half-day session ...

Individuals older than 65 years old constitute the fastest growing population group in America. According to the 2008 United States census bureau report, the number of elders grew from 29.6 million in ...

The patient's condition, along with her multiple injuries, posed significant mobilization challenges and required an interdisciplinary approach when initiating a care strategy of different therapies.

Fever may be absent in elderly infections, delaying diagnosis. Subtle signs, such as confusion, breathlessness, or fatigue, ...

Randomized Comparison of Every-2-Week Darbepoetin Alfa and Weekly Epoetin Alfa for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia: The 20030125 Study Group Trial The goal of this study was to ...