Whether it's a widow or widower remaining on their own, a childless and single older adult who relishes independence or a rural resident embracing solitude, the term "solo ager" is used to describe ...

Does geriatric follow-up visits reduce hospital readmission among older patients discharged to temporary care at a skilled nursing facility: a before-and-after cohort study ...

Nurse practitioners are bridging the gap in geriatric care as the demand for senior health services increases and the number of trained geriatricians plummets.

Social robots are coming to our homes and have already been used to help humans in a number of ways in geriatric care. This article aims to develop a framework that enables social robots to conduct ...

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for youth Critics have denounced the ruling as endangering transgender youth by preventing medical access to puberty blockers.

Introduction Ageing entails a variety of physiological changes that increase the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases. The prevalence of these diseases leads to an increase in the use of health ...

Our elderly already navigate a health care landscape filled with formidable barriers: Limited access to health care services, shortage of experts in geriatric care, fragmented delivery, inadequate ...