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Drugs & Aging

Issue 1/2019

Content (10 Articles)

Leading Article

Novel Cancer Therapeutics in Geriatrics: What is Unique to the Aging Patient?

Zeina Al-Mansour, Linda Pang, Venu Bathini

Therapy in Practice

Management of Ulcerative Colitis in the Elderly

Manish P. Shrestha, Sasha Taleban

Review Article

Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults: Recent Innovations and Practical Applications

Melissa K. Andrew, Susan K. Bowles, Graham Pawelec, Laura Haynes, George A. Kuchel, Shelly A. McNeil, Janet E. McElhaney

Review Article

Medical Cannabis for Older Patients

Amir Minerbi, Winfried Häuser, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles

Review Article

Aging in Primary Systemic Vasculitis: Implications for Diagnosis, Clinical Manifestations, and Management

Alvise Berti, Roberto Caporali, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Giuseppe Paolazzi, Sara Monti

Original Research Article

Is the Drug Burden Index Related to Declining Functional Status at Follow-up in Community-Dwelling Seniors Consulting for Minor Injuries? Results from the Canadian Emergency Team Initiative Cohort Study

Edeltraut Kröger, Marilyn Simard, Marie-Josée Sirois, Marianne Giroux, Caroline Sirois, Lisa Kouladjian-O’Donnell, Emily Reeve, Sarah Hilmer, Pierre-Hugues Carmichael, Marcel Émond

Original Research Article

Relation Between Delirium and Anticholinergic Drug Burden in a Cohort of Hospitalized Older Patients: An Observational Study

Luca Pasina, Lorenzo Colzani, Laura Cortesi, Mauro Tettamanti, Antonella Zambon, Alessandro Nobili, Andrea Mazzone, Paolo Mazzola, Giorgio Annoni, Giuseppe Bellelli

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Developed by: Springer Medicine
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.