Posthospitalization Meal Delivery Boosts Outcomes for Older Adults
Findings for 30-day rehospitalization and mortality in patients with and without heart failure
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Suboptimal SUA Monitoring Observed Among Older Adults With Gout Initiating ULT
Researchers assessed the proportion and factors associated with serum urate testing after urate lowering therapy initiation among older adults with gout.
Intensive Inpatient BP Management Not Beneficial in Seniors
Risk for adverse events increased with intensive treatment among older adults with elevated BP in first 48 hours of hospitalization
Higher Daily Intake of Flavonols May Cut Onset of Frailty
Strongest association seen for quercetin subclass of flavonols, but no association seen for total flavonoid intake
Increase in Incident Anemia Seen With Low-Dose Aspirin in Older Adults
Risk for anemia incidence and decline in ferritin greater for seniors receiving low-dose aspirin
Stage 3 CKD Underdiagnosed Globally
Approximately 2 in 5 adults with stage3 or higher CKD in the United States do not know they have it.
High KDPI Kidneys Still Underused
“Pressures, such as outcomes reporting and perceived inadequate risk adjustment, disincentivize transplant programs from using high KDPI kidneys,” investigator says.
Age Disparities Documented in Access to First and Second Kidney Transplants
Patients aged 65 years or older had significant 84% lower odds of being waitlisted for a first transplant compared with patients aged 18 to 64 years.
Second-Generation Antiandrogens Up Risk for Cognitive, Functional Toxic Effects
The increasing number of indications for second-generation antiandrogens may result in a large group of men at risk for toxic effects, according to investigators.
Race Disparity Found in Overactive Bladder Medication Prescriptions
The American Urologic Association advises caution in the use of anticholinergic medications to treat older or frail adults with OAB.
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