A new study encourages clinicians to look at frailty on a continuum instead of a black-and-white approach. Authors of the study created a new score to help them assess how strong or weak a person may ...

After adjustment for other factors, a CFS of 3 or higher and relapsed/refractory disease were the only independent predictors of early zanubrutinib discontinuation.

Patients with heart failure who had worse clinical frailty scores at discharge were also at higher risk of death within the next 2 years. Frailty is closely linked to adverse outcomes in older adults, ...

A simple, 10-minute "frailty" test administered to older patients before they undergo surgery can predict with great certainty their risk for complications, how long they will stay in the hospital and ...

A study of patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation found that exclusively using the population-based Hospital Frailty Risk Score tool to assess for frailty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Frailty score was associated with longer duration of mechanical ventilation and aided in identifying patients ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have mapped the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of frailty – the age-related decline in resilience that affects around 40% of people aged 65 and above, ...

Older age is highly linked to mortality in COVID-19, but a study of hospitalized patients has shown that many older, multimorbid patients can survive the disease and that degree of frailty may better ...

early-dialysis-av-fistula-graft-surgery Study findings highlight a need to implement early interventions to reduce frailty after hemodialysis initiation. Frail patients on hemodialysis have greater ...