Results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) have supported lower blood pressure targets among community-dwelling older adults with hypertension to reduce the risk of ...

A recent analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked closely at the benefits and harms of intensive blood pressure lowering in patients with different characteristics.

Coming soon: Drugs for weight loss have been used for a long time in practice, however recent developments prompted the need for this special edition. The goals of this collection are to discuss ...

Bob Marley would have been 80 next week, on Feb. 6. For me the strange thought of a geriatric Marley conjures up a meeting with him decades ago, when all of his idealistic intensity briefly ...

Months back, I began unwinding. I wrote memos, left notes. Sleeping became difficult. I figured it was remnants of what might be the newly revived — much mentioned — pandemic effect. It was ...

More information: Michelle A. Fravel et al, Effects of statins on kidney function in older adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024). DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19319 ...

As the global population ages, ensuring the health and well-being of older adults has become a critical focus. One of the most significant challenges faced by the elderly is the increased risk of ...

A Nova Scotia Health official says the opening of a geriatric medicine clinic in Dartmouth, N.S., should allow more older adults to be seen by the health-care system in a timely fashion and allow ...