Older Canadian adults whose physicians prescribed first-generation antihistamines in the hospital were more likely to experience delirium, a cross-sectional study suggested. Aaron Drucker, MD ...

An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that older inpatients admitted to physicians who prescribe higher amounts of first-generation antihistamines face an elevated risk ...

Image courtesy of Mary Pavlik An 80-year-old woman is admitted from the emergency department to the telemetry floor after feeling disoriented and confused. At approximately 10 PM, the patient was ...

Dizziness is common in older adults and has links to a higher risk of falls, disability, and an overall decline in health. It can have different causes, requiring a diagnosis to find the right ...

In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...

In older adults, low sodium often results from certain medications, kidney issues, or infections. Because multiple factors may contribute, treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause. Sodium ...

The family of victim Nina Kravtsov, 89, said she was a Holocaust survivor. A 95-year-old woman is being held at Rikers on charges accusing her of beating her roommate to death at their Brooklyn ...

In older age, low sodium tends to be caused by taking certain medications, kidney problems, or infection. However, there can be multiple causes, and the treatment depends on the cause. Sodium is an ...

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is a frequent cause of heart failure (HF) in older Black individuals, particularly in the oldest men, the prospective SCAN-MP study affirms. The highest ...

1 College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, ...