"...consideration of advanced age, frailty and polypharmacy alone should not deter clinicians from recommending intensive ...

Results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) have supported lower blood pressure targets among ...

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency ...

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency ...

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.

The health benefits of aggressive blood pressure control outweigh the potential risks for seniors, according to the la ...

Older adults who were 75 and older, frail or taking multiple medications (polypharmacy) had greater net benefits from efforts to lower systolic blood pressure compared to those aged 65 to 74. However, ...

More self-reported cognitive failure events in older adults were associated with worse relative emotional functioning and worse quality of life.

The American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification program significantly decreases hospital stays among older cancer patients, according ...

Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham developed an Epic tool that identifies older patients at risk for emergency care, readmission or death based on frailty levels. The electronic frailty ...

Vitamin D3 supplementation was associated with antihypertensive effects without significant between-dose differences among overweight older adults.