"The risks and benefits of common screenings, procedures, and drugs add up differently at advanced ages, and research continues to point out fresh examples of some that may become unnecessary."

kffhealthnews.org/aging/new-ol…

#healthcare #PrimaryCare #aging #prevention #screenings #medications

#Frailty and #IntrinsicCapacity: integrating complementary concepts to promote healthy #ageing and transformation of #care

"...what unites and differentiates them, and how each contributes to a common understanding of high-quality, integrated care for older people..."

#Geriatrics #Health #Aging #MedMastodon

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academic.oup.com/ageing/articl…

I studiously avoid interacting with my health care provider, except in dire need. My physician works for the local hospital here (also a founder). He's a wonderful doctor, about my age.

Time for my annual physical is coming up in another couple months.

Had an excellent experience making some back-and-forth phone calls today with the hospital, getting things set up.

Small town living can be very rewarding. 🙂

#NEPA #Aging #HealthCare #SmallTown

caojunyuelab.org/research/

This lab seems to study genomics of large groups of cells at high speed

#biology #medicine #aging

Using the body’s own sounds to diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s before the first symptoms appear | Rachel Bouserhal
7 May 2026
theconversation.com/using-the-…

"For example, the ratio of inhalation to exhalation in people with Parkinson’s disease, or the interactions between breathing and swallowing, are altered very early on, long before symptoms become severe enough to be noticed. Similarly, the eye movements of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, particularly saccades, could be captured using an in-ear microphone and provide valuable information about the progression of the disease."

#Parkinsons #Alzheimers #medicine #health #aging #OcclusionEffect #Diagnostics