Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency healthcare needs, rehospitalization or death. The tool measured patient ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Frailty is hard to define and hard to distinguish from the effects of illness, injury, and medical interventions, but the frailty of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) can have ...

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An electronic frailty index, derived from electronic health record (EHR) data including diagnostic codes, identified patients who had a higher risk for mortality, acute care visits, and readmissions.

Higher dietary magnesium intake correlates with reduced frailty risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), improving clinical outcomes and quality of life. Frailty prevalence ...

When do people become frail? And can this actually be quantified by a specific age? Canadian researchers have now pinpointed the age at which frailty significantly sets in. Follow the FITBOOK channel ...

Older people living with frailty account for around £6 billion of annual NHS spending - it is hoped that early intervention will maximise independence, prevent falls and reduce these costs. GPs can ...