When these elements come together, a geriatric program transforms from an aspirational concept into a practical reality. The practice becomes not only a provider of medical services but also a trusted ...

In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side ...

A 70-year-old patient sustained injuries after chunks of plaster fell off the ceiling at the old medicine ward of SCB Medical ...

Gaza hospitals face a critical situation with a surge in patient numbers and shortage of medication, the director of Al-Shifa ...

This study analyzed polypharmacy in Côte d'Ivoire using insurance data (2014−2018). It found a high prevalence of multiple medication use, especially among children under 15. While overall rates ...

Despite their popularity, a growing number of older adults are stopping GLP-1 medications due to high costs, side effects, ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults 65 and older now take at least five prescription drugs daily, a practice known as polypharmacy.

An animal control officer in Culpeper is facing an animal cruelty charge after investigators say he choked a small elderly ...

In a bid to improve end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals in the California prison system, UC San Francisco ...

A research team from the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of ...

All of this disproportionately affects the elderly. In a 2023 study of patients with a median age of 75, approximately 30% of ...

Many of America's seniors have overstuffed pillboxes—which may be doing them harm along with good. A Wall Street Journal ...