Aging is an inevitable part of life, but the way we age may be influenced much more by our daily habits than previously ...

Pain that interferes with daily functioning is associated with higher odds of frailty and its progression in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

Frailty is defined as a decline in an organism’s physiological reserves resulting in increased vulnerability to stressors. In humans, a single continuous variable, the so-called Frailty Index (FI), ...

Frailty is garnering increasing interest as a potential target in disability prevention. Since it is uncertain how frailty interacts with multimorbidity, urbanization, and mental health to affect ...

Being obese may lead to a lower likelihood of death among elderly people with deteriorated mental and physical conditions called frailty, a team of researchers has found. Those free from the ...

The 1-year mortality rate of 20% in the study cohort suggests that holistic strategies where treatment is tailored to an individual’s frailty and disease activity, may help alleviate the elevated risk ...

The new rule implementing HR 1’s Medicaid community engagement provision diverges from state expectations. No last-minute ...

No, Proving Medical Frailty Isn't Too Much to Ask ...

In 1,038 older adults with hypertension attending outpatient clinics in Vietnam, frailty was more common in women than men, while overall rates of suboptimal blood pressure were similar by sex.

October 21, 2008 — Editor's note: The concept of frailty has recently emerged as a crucial facet of the care of older adults. This clinical syndrome can include loss of muscle mass, generalized ...

Older people with frailty syndrome should be prioritized in primary health care because they are more likely to suffer from falls, hospitalizations, incapacitation, and early death. The syndrome is ...

Montana is set to implement new Medicaid work requirements July 1, and new federal rules could make it harder for some people ...