Frailty progression was associated with fewer days alive at home (DAH), regardless of age or frailty level at baseline, a new study shows. Compared with people with frailty regression, people with ...

Individuals who meet at least one of the criteria for physical frailty are at higher risk of also developing depression, a new Yale study finds. The findings — which also include insights into the ...

A layperson might think of “frail” as simply a synonym for “weak” or “fragile.” But in the medical field, frailty is a specific term, meaning – due to factors including inflammation and hormone shifts ...

Frailty is common among older patients undergoing PCI in the United States, and the more severe it is, the greater the likelihood of complications and of dying in the hospital, data from the CathPCI ...

Frailty risk in stroke survivors may be much higher than earlier reports suggest, according to new research using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the country’s ...

A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that scoring patients for frailty can accurately predict adverse surgical outcomes. Researchers scored ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A so-called ‘anti-frailty’ drug has shown promise in a small study, ...

There are “clear failings” in how GPs assess and support older people living with frailty, with unexplained variation in practice across England, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). The ...

Frailty in people with HIV develops earlier and increases mortality risk, necessitating focused prevention efforts. Housing instability is strongly associated with frailty, emphasizing the role of ...