Geriatrics

While maintaining physical activity is to be encouraged in older patients—resuming old favourites after a long time can pose problems.

Online course is designed to boost healthcare providers' depth of knowledge on pharmacotherapy for older patients.

FDA, CDC and EMA recommend a pause in chikungunya vaccine use in people 60 or 65 years of age or older while postmarketing safety reports are being investigated.

Modified yoga for older patients and those with other physical challenges still presents a serious workout.

Reduced incidence may result from single people's greater social interactions and community involvement, authors say. Or is it that it is not as readily detected or reported?

A session on dementia at the BPAO annual health symposium highlighted key interventions for Black Canadians living with dementia.

Experts from the International Geriatric Diabetes Society recently developed the ‘4S Pathway.’