Impact of IBS on Older Adults: A Narrative and Systematic Review of Diagnostics, Quality of Life Considerations, and Therapies Including Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic IBS can significantly impact older adults, but what do we know about the effect of age-related changes on the diagnosis and treatment of IBS in older adults compared with their younger counterparts?

#IBS can significantly impact older adults, but what do we know about the effect of age-related changes on the diagnosis and treatment of IBS in older adults compared with their younger counterparts?

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Treating hearing loss could delay dementia for a third of older adults Treating audiometric hearing loss could lower the risk for dementia in 32% of older adults, particularly among women and those older than 75 years.

#MedNews - Treating audiometric hearing loss could lower the risk for #dementia in 32% of older adults, particularly among women and those older than 75 years.

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Risk Factors, Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of C. difficile Infection in the Older Adult C. difficile infection disproportionally affects older adults. Explore the risk factors, presentation, diagnosis, management, and treatment of C. difficile infection in the aging population.

C. difficile infection disproportionally affects older adults.

In this #EdsChoice review, explore the risk factors, presentation, diagnosis, management, and treatment of C. difficile infection in the aging population.

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Word of the day is ‘homeostenosis’ ie a loss of adequate homeostasis, so often seen in #frailty #geriatricmed

I’m unsure if the stenosis root is quite ‘right’ (but am not a classicist) but it’s a great concept. How have I not heard it before?

Obv have used it about 12 times today already 😅