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Clinician-led discussion of PSA testing advantages was associated with overscreening among older men....

Medical News Articles   1 month ago

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, Sheetal Gambhir, a geriatrician, discusses the importance of feet in preventing falls in elderly patients. She shares insights on what to look for in shoes, including surface area, heel height, and sole consistency. She also highlights the challenges in translating academic Read more… Preventing f...

KevinMD.com   1 month ago

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We welcome Shannon Dowler, a family physician and author of the book Never Too Late: Your Guide to Safer Sex after 60. In this episode, we delve into the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s and how it challenged social norms, liberated individuals Read more… Safe sex for seniors: Dispelling myths and embraci...

KevinMD.com   2 months ago

An excerpt from Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life. Copyright 2023. Published with permission of Johns Hopkins University Press. The key to aging well lies within you, the attitudes and responses you have to growing older and entering old age. Yes, there will be inevitable physical declines and losses that Read more… 8 practices for a happier ol...

KevinMD.com   2 months ago

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we welcome Alan Lindemann, an obstetrics-gynecology physician, to discuss the issue of autonomy and treatment for elderly patients. He shares his experiences in the long-term care setting, and the disturbing trend of interpreting do not resuscitate (DNR) orders as orders not Read more… A fine line...

KevinMD.com   2 months ago

If you did not know all that I know about feet, you would think geriatricians (doctors for patients 65+ years old) have a foot fetish. We are obsessed with feet, but in a good way. You see, feet play a big role in balance and preventing falls. We really care about our elder patients’ health, Read more… Geriatric foot care 101: How shoes can help reduce the risk of falls...

KevinMD.com   3 months ago

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, Nancie Wiseman Attwater discusses her husband Bill’s struggle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Despite the doctor’s advice to change his diet, Nancie realized that it was probably too late for that to make a difference. Instead, she focuses on making him comfortable Read more… When ...

KevinMD.com   4 months ago

Results showed vaccine efficacy of 83.7% against RSV-LRTD, defined by 2 or more symptoms....

Medical News Articles   4 months ago

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on long-term care in Canada. During the first two waves in 2020, over 80 percent of all Canadian COVID-19 deaths happened in long-term care homes. While vaccination and policy changes have helped to reduce the number of deaths, long-term care homes are still experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and severe staffing shortages. Read more… Care aide...

KevinMD.com   4 months ago

I just walked 120 km over five days on the South Downs Way along the southeast coast of the United Kingdom. It was a beautiful walk through the pastoral English countryside, culminating in the dramatic chalk cliffs near the coastal town of Eastbourne. While not a technically difficult walk, there were certainly enough hills to Read more… Start walking to improve health and we...

KevinMD.com   5 months ago