06.17.2025
Clinical Alerts
06.17.2025
Up to 44% of Dementia Cases Preventable
Maintaining optimal vascular health throughout late life can significantly lower the risk of developing dementia before age 80 years, new research showed. Investigators estimated the...
06.17.2025
Management of Cervical Fractures in Older Adults
Cervical fractures in older adults can occur with minor trauma, such as a ground-level fall. Such fractures can be very morbid and increase the risk...
05.21.2025
HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene
This GeriPal podcast speaks with Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene, about their work with people and specifically older adults living with HIV. These days, more...
05.21.2025
Study Finds Gaps in Malnutrition Diagnosis of Older Adults in Primary Care
Primary care clinicians are not screening older adults for malnutrition, largely due to an overreliance on outdated diagnostic measures like body mass index (BMI), according...
05.21.2025
Disease-Modifying Treatment Considerations in Patients at the End-of-Life with Rheumatic Diseases
Systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs) refer to autoimmune disorders that can affect multiple organ systems, like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and inclusion body...
04.21.2025
Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe
Recently, discussion has emerged about how these issues intertwine in caring for patients with advancing dementia who have stated that they would not want to...
04.21.2025
Novel Agent for Alzheimer’s Agitation Continues to Show Promise
New data confirmed the safety and efficacy of AXS-05, a combination of dextromethorphan and bupropion, for the treatment of agitation associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)....
04.21.2025
High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Withdrawal at the End of Life
High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a system for delivering heated humidified oxygen to patients experiencing acute hypoxic respiratory failure. It can deliver up to...