Older adults who develop a new geriatric syndrome - such as dehydration, delirium, or malnutrition - after major surgery face a dramatically higher risk of poor outcomes, including more complications, ...

Telehealth geriatric assessment significantly improved short-term outcomes for older adults with advanced cancers. Brazilian study showed better physical function, psychological status, and quality of ...

A nurse-led comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department (ED) reduced hospital admissions by 11.6% for older adults, without extending ED stays or boosting return visits, a recent ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

Background: The patient’s somatic health status plays an important role in the factors predisposing to the development of depression. Any disease, especially a chronic one, often associated with pain, ...

When you or an older adult you love needs health care, you want them in only the best hands. Here are the best geriatric doctors on Long Island. Dr. Bautista has been practicing medicine in the ...

Objectives To compile and compare the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) models that exist worldwide and their applicability in primary healthcare (PHC). Introduction The world’s population is ...

In the 2025 residency match year, 169 of the 382 slots for geriatric medicine were unfilled, according to the National Resident Matching Program. Despite a five-year increase in the number of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Older patients' survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer had a significant association with baseline vulnerabilities and quality-of-life (QoL) factors, beyond performance status, data ...

As the population ages, the prevalence of age-related frailty increases sharply, which increases the risk of poor health status of older adults, such as disability, falls, hospitalization, and death.