Case report: Hammer toeDr. Robert Dickson notes that in helping geriatric patients, younger doctors may need to familiarize themselves with out-of-fashion vocabulary—such as the term used by an older woman who suffered for fashion years ago. Alzheimer’s drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study showsThe novel experiment was a first attempt in just three patients. QUIZ: Preventing drug-related falls Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations and deaths among seniors. One of the key risk factors is the use of fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). Test your knowledge here! Preoperative frailty assessments should be standard, anesthesiologist says Assessment tool for those 65+ informs care and results in better outcomes for patients—but they are not used nearly enough Wound care in older adults Address the underlying causes, think prevention and treat the whole person. Five tips: Assessing and managing drug-related problems in cognitive impairment and dementia Five pearls you can use in your practice now. Older Canadians take more prescription opioids than any other age group: report Older adults also more vulnerable to overdosing, hospitalization and death from them. Polypharmacy rising among seniors with heart failure Quebecers aged 65 and over with heart failure are taking more and more different pharmacological treatments, according to a new study Connecting the dots between distraction and neurodegenerative diseases Researchers at Laval University are studying our propensity for distraction in a bid to find ways to slow the progression of certain diseases. Early indicators of dementia: 5 behaviour changes to look for after age 50 I didn’t imagine my grandmother’s strange behaviours were an early warning sign of a far more serious condition. First Previous 6 7 8 9 10 Next Last
