Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency ...

AS I am the sole retired banker in my neighbourhood, fellow residents often approach me for advice on matters related to banking and finance. About a month ago, a tailor who plies his trade near my ...

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) helps identify older patients (aged 75 and over) who may be frail and more likely to ...

Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It doesn't matter how many green smoothies you drink, or how many“anti-ageing” ...

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 ...

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

Among the total systemic sclerosis cohort, 14% of individuals were categorized as frail and 53% as prefrail, with frailty status linked to an increased risk for mortality.

Ageing and frailty are closely related, but they’re not the same thing. Let’s break down the difference between the two. On a biological level, ageing is the result of the build-up of cellular ...

But given that muscle loss is a completely normal part of ageing ― Harvard Health says that “After age 40 there can be a ...

The tool measured patient frailty, an aging-related syndrome, by integrating the health records of more than 500,000 individuals collected across multiple hospitals at Mass General Brigham.

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