Geriatric Medicine

The July/August issue of GM is out now, and all the articles from the print journal are also available to read online. View the complete list here.

A GM conference report on a presentation given by Dr Ken O'Neill, GP, Glasgow, at Ageing and Healthcare Today. It reviews management of cancer referrals in the primary care setting.

Contrary to what many of us believe, new research from the Global Council on Brain Health has revealed that doing puzzles and mind games isn't the most effective way to keep our brains sharp.

Pneumonia or sepsis in adults that results in hospital admission is associated with a six-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the first year, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Detection of dementia at the earliest stages has become a worldwide scientific priority because drug treatments, prevention strategies and other interventions will likely be more effective very early in the disease process, before extensive…

This year's GM Conference venue is 11 Cavendish Square, London for The Ageing Patient: Midlife and Beyond. Find out more about the venue and how to get there.

Results from four large population-based studies support a connection between good dietary practices and better cognition in old age.

Several new research analyses reported at the AAIC 2017 in London found significant associations between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and the accumulation of biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.

Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle beyond the normal ageing process because of inadequate lifestyle and other issues. It negatively results in decreasing muscle strength and/or physical performance, which brings critical…

Offering HIV testing to people at health checks when they register at a new GP surgery in high-prevalence areas is cost-effective and will save lives, according to a study involving over 86,000 people from 40 GP surgeries, led by Queen Mary…

There is an urgent need to make screening processes for dementia easier, less time-consuming and sensitive so that it can be used by healthcare professionals in primary care and acute medical hospitals. This article reviews FORGET, a …

Technology to date has been considered to be a driving force in developing many aspects of healthcare provision and point of access care. In atrial fibrillation it can now be used to help make key treatment decisions.

GM's June 2017 issue is out now, and all the articles from the print journal are also published online. Find out what's in this month's issue here.

NICE has published a Technology Appraisal Guidance (TAG) recommending roflumilast for use within NHS England as an add-on option to treat adults with severe COPD who continue to experience exacerbations despite triple inhaled therapy.

Nutrition advice aimed at children also improves parents' diets, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.