by Elana Gotkine In adults 65 years and older, vision impairment is associated with psychosocial outcomes, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social isolation, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Louay Almidani, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional analysis of...
by Lori Solomon Sports-related injuries among older adults are expected to increase 123 percent between 2021 and 2040, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from Feb. 12 to 16 in San Francisco. Nareena Imam, from UConn Health in Farmington, and colleagues estimated the...
by Dennis Thompson When settling into your senior years, you need to be especially careful when taking medicines, herbal remedies and supplements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. That’s because older adults are likely to use more prescription and over-the-counter medications, which increases the risk of harmful side effects and drug interactions, the FDA...
By Marc LallanillaJuly 31, 2023 3:31 pm Updated A commonly prescribed drug for diabetes, metformin, has a new side hustle. Besides helping to manage blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes, metformin can also fight off a type of cell that builds up in the body over time and plays a role in the aging process. Senescent cells...
by LAURAN NEERGAARD A man receives a flu shot in Brattleboro, Vt., on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall 2022. And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra-strength kind. Credit: Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP, File Doctors...
By Judith Graham June 26, 2022 at 7:16 a.m. EDT A former nurse practitioner now living with long covid, Mallory Stanislawczyk suffers from fatigue and a racing heartbeat so severe she must use a wheelchair and receive saline infusions three times a week. She is one of many people trying to help others with long...
by Eimear Quigley, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Parents can feel hopeless when their children experience the huge emotional burden that comes with final-year exams. Sometimes our best intentions may actually make our children (and ourselves) feel worse. Previous research has found more than 40% of year 12 students experience anxiety symptoms high enough to be of...
