Geriatrics
#EULAR2022 – RCT: Low dose, add-on prednisolone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over 65 years.
6 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCCommentaries:
Chronic, low-dose glucocorticoid benefits outweigh harms in senior patients with RA – medwire News
Trial Upends Guidelines on Long-Term Steroids in Rheumatoid Arthritis — Vindication for clinicians who ignored official recommendations – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Nationwide cohort study: Association between medical androgen deprivation therapy and long-term cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in nonmetastatic prostate cancer.
3 Jun, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCCommentary: ADT for Prostate Cancer: What’s the Risk on the Heart? – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Skeletal aging.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCSkeletal Aging – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Effectiveness and characteristics of physical fitness training on aerobic fitness in vulnerable older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:16h | UTC
Cohort Study: Evaluation of neurologic and psychiatric outcomes after hospital discharge among adult survivors of cardiac arrest.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:15h | UTC
Cohort Study: Complicated carotid artery plaques and risk of recurrent ischemic stroke or TIA.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCCommentary: Complicated Carotid Plaques and Risk of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke or TIA – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
#ESOC2022 #JACC SimPub: Complicated #CarotidArtery plaques increase risk of recurrent ischemic #stroke or transient #ischemicattack in pts w/ ischemic stroke & undetermined stroke etiology. https://t.co/io9aUdX8cT
Editorial: https://t.co/H5ReNFnEAS #StrokeMonth #CardioTwitter pic.twitter.com/aYZEPrMmeZ
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) May 3, 2022
Association between retinal layer thickness and cognitive decline in older adults.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:13h | UTCCommentaries:
Retinal Layer Thickness Linked to Risk of Cognitive Decline – NeurologyToday
Retinal Layer Thickness Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
The thickness of macular retinal nerve fiber layers could be a prognostic biomarker of long-term #cognitivedecline in adults ages 60 or older, says @JAMAOphth study. #neurotwitter @AANMember #neurology https://t.co/gKzIEfzimX pic.twitter.com/6uwwS5gmEC
— Neurology Today (@NeurologyToday) May 31, 2022
Cohort Study: Taking 5-ARIs for BPH is not associated with increased mortality in prostate cancer.
1 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCNews Release: Taking 5-ARIs for BPH is not associated with increased mortality in prostate cancer – Karolinska Institute
Original Study: Association of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors With Prostate Cancer Mortality – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Authors Interview: Association of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors With Prostate Cancer Mortality – JAMA
Commentary: Large study finds no increased risk for prostate cancer death with 5-ARI use – medwire News
Commentary on Twitter
This large population-based cohort study found that men treated with 5α-reductase inhibitors had no increased risk of dying from #prostatecancer, on the contrary indicating a decreased risk with longer treatment duration. https://t.co/y8HlpthNI9 #PCSM #GUCSM
— JAMA Oncology (@JAMAOnc) May 19, 2022
Most doctors still believe in prescribing unnecessary antibiotics to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria, study suggests.
31 May, 2022 | 11:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
???@jamanetworkopen @dr_dmorgan et Al
In this survey study of 551 primary care clinicians, 392 (71%) reported that they would prescribe antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria, shocking? #IDTwitter @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee @InfectiousDz @bwtrautnerhttps://t.co/tekcQVsfqk pic.twitter.com/1fRakHgjU7— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem?? (@ABsteward) May 27, 2022
Delirium: How can we protect our patients? Detection and treatment strategies.
31 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCRelated:
Less pharmacotherapy is more in delirium – Intensive Care Medicine
Effectiveness of Bundle Interventions on ICU Delirium: A Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine
Evidence-based recommendations on texture modified foods and thickened liquids for adults with oropharyngeal dysphagia – “There is no convincing evidence that thickened liquid or texture modified diet prevents death or pneumonia nor improves the quality of life, nutritional status, or oral intake in individuals with OD”.
30 May, 2022 | 11:54h | UTC
Editorial: Chance encounters, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment in orthopedic surgery.
30 May, 2022 | 11:43h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
"Shoulder, back, and knee pain are part of life and part of aging; when they overlap with age-related MRI findings, which probably do not have anything to do with the presenting complaint, we get overdiagnosis."https://t.co/XLG5RQ7vfo
— Derek Griffin (@DerekGriffin86) May 27, 2022
Cohort Study: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk.
30 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCNews Release: Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk – American Academy of Neurology
Original Study: Genetic Risk, Midlife Life’s Simple 7, and Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Healthy Lifestyle May Lower Dementia Risk Despite Genetics – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Seven healthy habits-Life’s Simple 7: being active, eating better, losing weight, not smoking, maintaining a healthy blood pressure, controlling cholesterol, and reducing blood sugar are associated with a lower risk of dementiahttps://t.co/NAGB2AkKc0
— K Pavithran (@drkpavithran) May 26, 2022
Cohort Study: Long-term outcomes associated with open vs. endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
30 May, 2022 | 10:37h | UTCCommentaries:
Long-Term Outcomes Associated With Open vs. Endovascular AAA Repair – American College of Cardiology
Recommendations for whole genome sequencing in diagnostics for rare diseases.
27 May, 2022 | 11:16h | UTC
Guideline on wound healing interventions to enhance healing of diabetic foot ulcers.
26 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Guidelines on the management of lumbar spinal stenosis.
26 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: The current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults.
25 May, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCEditorials:
Visual Acuity Screening in Older Adults – JAMA Ophthalmology
Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults – JAMA
Evidence Report: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendations: Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults – JAMA
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: The current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for primary open-angle glaucoma in adults.
25 May, 2022 | 11:46h | UTCEditorials:
Identifying Glaucoma in Primary Care Offices – JAMA Ophthalmology
Evidence Report: Screening for Glaucoma in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendations: Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults
Review | Perioperative brain health in the older adult: a patient safety imperative.
24 May, 2022 | 08:03h | UTCPerioperative Brain Health in the Older Adult: A Patient Safety Imperative – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free for a limited period)
M-A: Effect of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
24 May, 2022 | 07:33h | UTC
Drugs for agitation in people with dementia: benefits and risks.
23 May, 2022 | 01:25h | UTCDrugs for agitation in people with dementia: benefits and risks – Evidently Cochrane
Original Study: Antipsychotics for agitation and psychosis in people with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New blog for #DementiaActionWeek: https://t.co/UT1sdwNZRv @CharSquires & @jamie_garr look at the @CochraneDCIG evidence on drugs used to treat agitation & psychosis in people with #dementia & reflect on what doctors & families may want to consider when making treatment decisions pic.twitter.com/Ei7njr3ynL
— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) May 20, 2022
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence?
23 May, 2022 | 01:27h | UTCPreventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
AHA Scientific Statement: Preventing and managing falls in adults with cardiovascular disease.
20 May, 2022 | 11:20h | UTCNews Release: Statement addresses ways to prevent heart-related risks for falling – American Heart Association
Commentary: AHA News: Falls Can Be a Serious, Poorly Understood Threat to People With Heart Disease – HealthDay
Covid-19: Second boosters may benefit at-risk groups but have “minimal” impact for others, says WHO.
20 May, 2022 | 11:08h | UTCOriginal Statement: Interim statement on the use of additional booster doses of Emergency Use Listed mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 – World Health Organization
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