Posted Date: 5/26/2026 8:08:00 PM

Issue: General Surgery - May 2026 - Vol. 56 - No. 5
Editorial Advisor: Sarah Lombardo, MD, MSc

Despite less severe total and splenic injury, the 30-day unadjusted mortality for elderly patients was more than twice that of younger patients in this study.

Posted Date: 5/21/2026 3:30:00 PM

Issue: Radiology - May 2026 - Vol. 54 - No. 12
Editorial Advisor: Ana Echenique, MD, DABR

Failure to adhere to discharge recommendations among self-neglect patients is associated with increased imaging utilization and a substantially elevated risk of death.

Posted Date: 5/19/2026 5:18:00 PM

Issue: Neurology - May 2026 - Vol. 33 - No. 6
Editorial Advisor: Richard Alan Rison, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAANEM

Regular home cooking may serve as a practical, cognitively engaging lifestyle intervention to reduce dementia risk in older adults.

Posted Date: 5/19/2026 5:18:00 PM

Issue: Neurology - May 2026 - Vol. 33 - No. 6
Editorial Advisor: Richard Alan Rison, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAANEM

High-dose influenza vaccination in older adults may confer modest protection against incident Alzheimer dementia compared with standard-dose vaccination.

Posted Date: 4/29/2026 2:03:00 PM

Issue: Hospital Medicine - April 2026 - Vol. 24 - No. 10
Editorial Advisor: David Scudder, MD

Dementia patients are prescribed higher rates of multiple categories of central nervous system–active medications.

Posted Date: 4/28/2026 2:47:00 PM

Issue: Psychiatry - April 2026 - Vol. 54 - No. 7
Editorial Advisor: Lauren Chatham, MD

This pilot study showed no significant benefit of low-dose lithium treatment in delaying cognitive decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Posted Date: 4/20/2026 5:46:00 PM

Issue: Urology - April 2026 - Vol. 45 - No. 3
Editorial Advisor: Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD

Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation as the initial therapy for overactive bladder carries the highest likelihood of switching therapies; frailty increases this risk while older age reduces it.

Posted Date: 4/17/2026 6:54:00 PM

Issue: Ophthalmology - April 2026 - Vol. 47 - No. 9
Editorial Advisor: Scott D. Smith, MD, MPH

Assessment of visual acuity alone fails to identify some adults with maculopathy who are at high risk of falls.

Posted Date: 4/17/2026 6:54:00 PM

Issue: Ophthalmology - April 2026 - Vol. 47 - No. 9
Editorial Advisor: Scott D. Smith, MD, MPH

Systemic vascular inflammation associated with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and inflammatory joint disease likely explains their observed association with early onset age-related macular degeneration.

Posted Date: 3/30/2026 6:42:00 PM

Issue: Hospital Medicine - March 2026 - Vol. 24 - No. 9
Editorial Advisor: Andrew J. Higdon, MD

Posted Date: 3/30/2026 6:42:00 PM

Issue: Hospital Medicine - March 2026 - Vol. 24 - No. 9
Editorial Advisor: Joe Gulick, PA-C

Posted Date: 3/27/2026 2:54:00 PM

Issue: Anesthesiology - March 2026 - Vol. 55 - No. 1
Editorial Advisor: Krasimir George Bojanov, MD

When regional anesthesia is used for major orthopedic surgery in older patients, dexmedetomidine sedation may offer advantages beyond anxiolysis and comfort by reducing delirium, preserving cognition, and improving postoperative recovery.

Posted Date: 3/27/2026 2:54:00 PM

Issue: Anesthesiology - March 2026 - Vol. 55 - No. 1
Editorial Advisor: Stephen G. Cecil, MD

There are many short-term benefits of neuraxial anesthesia for geriatric hip fracture surgery.

Posted Date: 3/27/2026 2:54:00 PM

Issue: Anesthesiology - March 2026 - Vol. 55 - No. 1
Editorial Advisor: Andrew D. Sedivy, MD

Advanced age increases the risk of complications due to a lower physiologic reserve combined with a greater burden of comorbidities.

Posted Date: 3/17/2026 9:06:00 PM

Issue: General Surgery - March 2026 - Vol. 56 - No. 3
Editorial Advisor: Sam G. Pappas, MD, FACS

Posted Date: 3/13/2026 7:27:00 PM

Issue: Family Medicine - March 2026 - Vol. 55 - No. 12
Editorial Advisor: Janet L. Barrall, MD

Among older adults undergoing elective surgery, overweight and obese participants have much lower 30-day and 1-year mortality rate compared to those with normal or underweight status.

Posted Date: 3/5/2026 8:57:00 PM

Issue: Neurology - February 2026 - Vol. 33 - No. 3
Editorial Advisor: Craig M. Garver, MD

Posted Date: 2/27/2026 7:08:00 PM

Issue: Hospital Medicine - February 2026 - Vol. 24 - No. 8
Editorial Advisor: David Scudder, MD

After a dementia diagnosis, prognosis is highly dependent on patient, disease, and study characteristics, offering potential for individualized prognostic information and care planning.

Posted Date: 2/23/2026 4:25:00 PM

Issue: Cardiology - February 2026 - Vol. 53 - No. 9
Editorial Advisor: George J. Linsenmeyer III, MD, FACC, FSCAI

There is no specific treatment for loss of Y chromosome in men, but perhaps the presence would convince patients to adhere to traditional risk factor treatment.

Posted Date: 2/17/2026 3:11:00 PM

Issue: Internal Medicine - February 2026 - Vol. 64 - No. 5
Editorial Advisor: Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACP

In older adults, overlooking drug side effects, such as gabapentinoid-induced edema, can trigger prescribing cascades, causing avoidable complications, including falls, kidney injury, and hospitalizations.