Loneliness in Healthy Aging - A Perspective Written By Prem Aggarwal18 July 2026 3:15 PM ISTForty years of medical practice have taught me to recognise many diseases. A patient walks into my clinic with chest pain, breathlessness or fatigue,...
Prehabilitation Improves Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Spinal Fusion: Study Written By Medha Baranwal11 July 2026 8:30 AM ISTChina: Researchers have found in a randomized clinical trial that a multimodal prehabilitation program administered before spinal fusion surgery in...
Type 2 Diabetes Increases Complications and Mortality After Hip Fracture in Older Adults: Study Written By Medha Baranwal11 July 2026 8:00 AM ISTHong Kong: A large study involving 52,472 patients aged 60 years and older with hip fractures has found that 34.6% had type 2 diabetes mellitus...
Excessive Napping Associated with Mortality Risk in Older Adults: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal5 May 2026 8:45 AM ISTUSA: In older adults, longer and more frequent daytime naps-especially those taken in the morning-are linked to a higher risk of all-cause mortality....
Home Hazards Amplify Fall Risk in Older Adults with Visual Impairment: JAMA Written By Dr Riya Dave23 April 2026 8:30 PM ISTA study published in JAMA Ophthalmology has found that increasing home hazards, such as absence of grab bars, tripping hazards, and broken flooring,...
Morning Light Exposure May Reduce Nocturia-Related Sleep Disruption in Older Adults: Study Written By Medha Baranwal21 April 2026 8:15 PM ISTJapan: A new study published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology has found that greater exposure to morning light may help reduce sleep...
Benefit of Continued Surveillance Colonoscopy in Adults 75 Years or Older is Limited, Finds JAMA Study Written By Medha Baranwal17 April 2026 8:45 PM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a new study that among adults aged 75 years or older with a history of adenoma, the risk of developing colorectal...
More than 25 percent of Older Adults May Discontinue Levothyroxine Under Supervision: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal8 April 2026 8:30 PM ISTNetherlands: An open-label prospective study has found that approximately 26% of older adults were able to successfully discontinue levothyroxine...
Higher Bupropion Dose Linked to Increased Fall Risk in Older Adults With Depression, finds study Written By Dr Riya Dave20 March 2026 8:30 PM ISTA secondary analysis of the OPTIMUM randomized clinical trial published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that older adults with major...
GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Modest Rise in Fracture Risk in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Study Written By Medha Baranwal4 March 2026 8:45 AM ISTIsrael: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), widely used for their glycemic and cardiovascular benefits in type 2 diabetes, may be...
Low-Dose Aspirin Increases Cancer Mortality Without Reducing Cancer Incidence in Older Adults: JAMA Written By Dr Riya Dave23 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTLong-term follow-up of the ASPREE randomized trial and its observational extension showed that older adults taking low-dose aspirin had a...
"Goldilocks Zone" of Lipid Range to Minimize Mortality Risk: JACC Adv., February 2026 Written By Aashi verma22 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTTargeting a precise "Goldilocks zone" where low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains within 3.600 to 4.204 mmol/L and high-density...
