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Drugs & Aging

Issue 8/2017

Content (7 Articles)

Current Opinion

Cancer Immunotherapies: Are They as Effective in the Elderly?

Kate Poropatich, Joel Fontanarosa, Sandeep Samant, Jeffrey A. Sosman, Bin Zhang

Therapy in Practice

Managing Mild-to-Moderate Psoriasis in Elderly Patients: Role of Topical Treatments

Joseph G. Kamel, Paul S. Yamauchi

Open Access Original Research Article

Tolerability, Safety, and Effectiveness of Oxycodone DETERx in Elderly Patients ≥65 Years of Age with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ernest A. Kopecky, Ben Vaughn, Scott Lagasse, Melinda O’Connor

Original Research Article

Older People’s Preferences for Side Effects Associated with Antimuscarinic Treatments of Overactive Bladder: A Discrete-Choice Experiment

Veerle H. Decalf, Anja M. J. Huion, Dries F. Benoit, Marie-Astrid Denys, Mirko Petrovic, Karel C. M. M. Everaert

Original Research Article

Medication Use and Fall-Related Hospital Admissions from Long-Term Care Facilities: A Hospital-Based Case–Control Study

Taliesin E. Ryan-Atwood, Mieke Hutchinson-Kern, Jenni Ilomäki, Michael J. Dooley, Susan G. Poole, Carl M. Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Manias, Biswadev Mitra, J. Simon Bell

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.