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Older adults recovering from serious blood clots often face long periods of hospitalization or rehabilitation due to a higher rate of recurrence. But a new study suggests that the choice of blood...

A new study from the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and the University of Alabama at Birmingham provides strong evidence that a rigorous expert panel process can accurately and...

Douglas P. Kiel, MD, MPH, a senior scientist and director of the Musculoskeletal Research Center at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife and professor of...

A new study finds that a significant portion of older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia develop new cardiovascular diagnoses each year that may require treatment with anticoagulants or...

A new study has found that nursing homes with higher staffing levels report fewer injurious falls among long-stay residents. The study also found that facilities with insufficient staff levels are...

Many older adults take medications that can increase their risk of falls, confusion, and hospitalization, yet stopping or reducing these drugs — known as deprescribing — can be challenging in busy...

Falls are one of the most common reasons older adults are treated in the emergency department, and many patients are discharged home the same day. That transition can be a vulnerable moment...

A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with trazodone, commonly used to treat depression and sleep problems, rather than...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how structural brain changes are tied to memory decline as people age. The...

Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, a nationally recognized geriatrician and associate director and senior scientist at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, has been...