Seniors Health and Wellness

Study ranks safety and effectiveness of cognitive enhancers for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease

Topic: Drug policy research
Researcher: Dr. Andrea Tricco

Bringing the geriatric medicine community online, one tweet at a time

Topic: Health care and social media
Researcher: Dr. Camilla Wong

Older adults who are frail are more likely to have negative outcomes following trauma, new study finds

Topic: Fracture risk and trauma
Researcher: Dr. Camilla Wong

New opioid use in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with increased risk of cardiac death

Topic: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and drugs
Researcher: Dr. Nicholas Vozoris

Plan early, talk often: normalizing end-of-life planning in the cystic fibrosis clinic

Topic: End-of-life planning
Researcher: Dr. Elizabeth Tullis

Cart full of fun helps seniors ACE their hospital stay

Topic: St. Michael’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

ACE-ing health care for frail elderly patients

Topic: St. Michael’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

The music of our lives

Topic: Music therapy

Helping frail senior patients transition from hospital to home

Topic: Transition of care

Study suggests lower-income Ontario seniors less likely to access newly approved drugs

Topic: Health equity and medications
Researcher: Dr. Michelle Sholzberg

Being diagnosed with diabetes late in life associated with higher risk of developing dementia, new study indicates

Topic: Dementia risk and diabetes
Researcher: Dr. Gillian Booth

People with HIV in Ontario living longer, as mortality rate drops more than 70 per cent

Topic: Transformation into chronic illness
Researcher: Dr. Tony Antoniou

Cognitive enhancers do not improve cognition or function in people with mild cognitive impairment

Topic: Cognitive enhancers
Researcher: Dr. Andrea Tricco and Dr. Sharon Straus

Art opens the mind and preserves artistic skills despite the onset of vascular dementia in the “remarkable” case of a Canadian sculptor

Topic: Dementia and art
Researcher: Dr. Luis Fornazzari

Patients who are engaged in their own care are more likely to reduce the risk of future fractures

Topic: Fracture risk and patient engagement
Researcher: Dr. Dorcas Beaton

Older patients will make lifestyle changes to avoid fractures

Topic: Fracture risk and lifestyle changes
Researcher: Dr. Joanna Sale

No evidence drugs, vitamins, herbal supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults

Topic: Dementia and drugs, vitamins and herbal supplements
Researcher: Dr. Raza Naqvi

Rapid eye movements significantly delayed in people with glaucoma

Topic: Rapid eye movements
Researcher: Dr. Neeru Gupta

First-of-its-kind program improves outcomes for seniors admitted for trauma at St. Michael’s Hospital

Topic: Improved care for seniors admitted for trauma
Researcher: Dr. Camilla Wong

People with dementia less likely to return home after stroke: study

Topic: Dementia and stroke
Researcher: Dr. Gustavo Saposnik

Looking old may not be a sign of poor health

Topic: Appearance and health status
Researcher: Dr. Stephen Hwang

Ontarians suffering from rheumatoid arthritis not receiving the speciality care they need

Topic: Rheumatoid arthritis
Researcher: Dr. Arlene Bierman

Common antibiotic linked to bleeding in older patients on warfarin

Topic: Warfarin and antibiotics
Researcher: Muhammad Mamdani

Novel circulation in eye could lead to new glaucoma treatments

Topic: Glaucoma and lymphatic channels
Researcher: Yeni Yücel

Alzheimer's drug puts patients at increased risk of abnormally slow heart rate: study

Topic: Dementia and medication
Researcher: Laura Y. Park-Wyllie