Frailty — a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors — has traditionally been associated with geriatric medicine but has profound ...

SENIOR-RITA subgroup data showed primary composite events in 37.7% with invasive therapy versus 29.4% with conservative care ...

The patient, a man in his 70s, had abdominal pain serious enough to send him to a VA Pittsburgh Healthcare hospital. Doctors there found the culprit: A gallstone had inflamed his pancreas. Dr. Daniel ...

An estimated 15% of Americans over age 65 years who aren't living in institutions are considered frail — a complex geriatric syndrome that raises the odds of disability, hospitalization, the need for ...

In a study, two-thirds of hemodialysis patients met criteria for frailty, which impairs independence, cognition, mood, and quality of life. WASHINGTON—Frailty is common among patients on hemodialysis ...

Treatment with Xpovio, Velcade and dexamethasone is effective, safe and tolerable for patients with multiple myeloma, specifically those who are at least 65 years and frail. Xpovio (selinexor) with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer oral anticoagulants increased bleeding risk in frail patients with AF when switched from a vitamin K ...

Patients with frailty derive the same benefits from intensive blood-pressure lowering as those who are not frail, suggests a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT trial. Frailty didn’t significantly ...

New research published today in JAMA Surgery shows that when frail patients are connected to resources, including conversations with a physician about possible outcomes and help preparing their body ...

An accurate tool that is readily available could be used to predict if frail patients are likely to survive intensive cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, according to researchers from the ...

Optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is prescribed less often in frail patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) than in nonfrail patients, and they may be more ...

These patients are not aware of the true risks, and surgeons aren’t telling them, new research suggests. By Paula Span The patient, a man in his 70s, had abdominal pain serious enough to send him to a ...