While much of the medical world focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, a new study from the University of Michigan Health System finds that half of all seniors have a geriatric condition ...

Individuals who live in poverty or are homeless experience geriatric conditions — including cognitive issues, visual impairment, urinary incontinence and falls — at a younger age than individuals ...

A recent study found that community-dwelling older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were more likely to experience geriatric conditions. In a study published in Frontiers in ...

April 16, 2003 — Screening for depression, dementia, and other geriatric conditions in eye clinics is feasible and has the potential to improve the overall healthcare of elderly patients, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite older patients receiving the care they need in cardiac ICUs, they may experience worsening of geriatric ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --Many older people undergoing treatment in hospital cardiac intensive care units have other health problems, take multiple medications for these conditions and may be frail or have ...

Health conditions usually seen among the elderly are more common among middle aged homeless people than older people with housing, according to a new study. Those conditions include thinking problems, ...

Investigating the disparate enrollment of older adults on phase I clinical trials: Evolving participation patterns of patients 65 years and older w advanced cancer on phase I trials. This is an ASCO ...

Having multiple chronic health conditions and living in a rural area were the top two factors affecting increased healthcare system contact among older patients with bladder cancer, a research team ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A broad study of adults ages 65 and older has found that half of them have one or more conditions that can affect their ability to participate in activities of daily living, such as ...