Intervention did not have lasting positive impact on older adults following injuries, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 08, 2024
An intervention for older adults with recent injuries had a positive impact on anxiety and depression when it started, but the results didn’t last when researchers evaluated the results a year after...
Better measures needed to assess pain, depression in older adults, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 08, 2022
Older adults may be experiencing pain and depression, but cognition impairment and other factors may too often prevent them from conveying those issues to doctors and caregivers.
Dementia signs, symptoms may be different for Latinos, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Cultural practices and disease processes may explain why Latino adults with dementia experience faster functional decline and higher rates of depression and anxiety, investigators say.
Anxiety meds, antidepressants tied to post-surgery delirium in seniors: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 13, 2021
Older patients should be temporarily weaned off these drugs whenever possible — well before their scheduled surgery, the researchers say.
‘Not necessarily benign’: Geriatricians address safety as seniors turn to CBD for chronic conditions
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2021
Seniors increasingly are using cannabidiol, or CBD, to help manage a variety of chronic disease symptoms. A new paper from the Gerontological Society of America tackles key questions about safety and side...
Anxiety-related events such as fainting reported after COVID vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
May 05, 2021
Clusters of medical events linked to anxiety have occurred during mass vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, according to the CDC.