Frailty increased during the first year after the initiation of dialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Pre-dialysis frailty was associated with an increased risk for hospitalisation, and ...

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, ...

Frailty — a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors — has traditionally been associated with geriatric medicine but has profound ...

Pioneering research from the University of Leicester and NIHR challenges the 'one-size-fits-all' approach to heart attack care, adding critical nuance to the debate on sex disparities. A ...

Procedure-specific mortality risk in octogenarians undergoing curative GI cancer resection: A contemporary U.S. analysis. HFRS = Hospital Frailty Risk Score from ICD-10 coding. Estimates are ...

Over one-third of RA patients were frail, with functional disability and lack of exercise as key factors. Frailty prevalence in RA patients is higher than in the general older population, emphasizing ...

Predictors of readmission and readmission-related mortality in older adults with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Role of palliative care and discharge disposition.