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  Geriatrics Research Focuses on Evidence-based Care Models

  Mass General's geriatrics and dementia research identifies care gaps and the need for effective models and tools for the treatment of chronically ill seniors.

  Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Neurodegenerative Disease

  Article February 19, 2020

• Prescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications to Older Adults Is Common, Costly

  Between 2014 and 2018, 43 billion doses of potentially inappropriate medications were dispensed to adults over 65, with spending of $25.2 billion.

  Geriatrics and Palliative Care

  Journal October 14, 2020

• Understanding Injury Risk of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Globalize Its Benefits

  Foot and Ankle, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine

  Article October 8, 2020

• Frailty Is a Risk Factor for Immunosuppression-related Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Bowel Disease, Digestive Health, Geriatrics and Palliative Care

  Journal October 6, 2020

• Commentary: The Safety Net Needs to Be "Geriatricized"

  Christine Seel Ritchie, MD, MSPH, of the Mongan Institute and Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues have four pointers for clinicians in safety net settings who want to optimize care of adults with geriatric conditions.

  Geriatrics and Palliative Care

  Journal September 25, 2020

• Aspirin May Accelerate Progression of Advanced Cancers in Older Adults

  Aspirin use in older adults was associated with an approximately 20% higher risk of the cancer spreading through the body and of a stage four (advanced) cancer diagnosis.

  Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Oncology

  Article September 24, 2020

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