Pain in the ageing population often represents challenges to health care professionals. There are a number of reasons for ...

San Francisco-based UCSF Health opened a specialty clinic in July for adults 65 and older with inflammatory bowel disease. The UCSF IBD Longevity Clinic is led by gastroenterologist Kendall Beck, MD, ...

To address the specific challenges faced by older adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), UCSF Health created the UCSF ...

Rottweilers with lifelong hormone balance lived longer and faced less danger from frailty, showing how hormones shape late-life resilience.

BGHMC Geriatric Care Unit Head Dr. Geohna Perez – Giron presents the units programs and projects during the National Commission of Senior Citizens Cordillera (NCSC-CAR) Regional Advisory Body (RAB) ...

Findings show no increase in emergency department length of stay or subsequent emergency department revisits. (HealthDay News) — A comprehensive assessment of older adults being seen in the emergency ...

Those who received the modified comprehensive geriatric assessment had an 11.6% lower likelihood of inpatient admission. HealthDay News — A comprehensive assessment of older adults being seen in the ...

Many patients demonstrate impairment in several of the domains described above. Problems with managing medications, nutrition and driving are a consequence of many medical and functional impairments, ...

Assessments of seniors’ medical, rehabilitation and support needs can help home care clinicians spot cognitive decline in clients, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical ...

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 ...