The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive ...

Although cognitive impairment and disability likely influence one another, new research indicates that physical disability ...

Cognitive impairment is more common and severe in older adults with MS than in younger patients, but this is driven by ...

A cognitive test is a required part of the Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). This can be a valuable tool in discovering specific cognitive health conditions early, like dementia and Alzheimer’s ...

Some health systems are requiring physicians 70 and older to undergo comprehensive cognitive evaluations. Many physicians choose to retire instead, The New York Times reported Jan. 31. The physician ...

An analysis of longitudinal data from the Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study found that the relationship between disability and cognitive decline in older adults is bidirectional.

The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve ...

Advocates for older adults are invited to a summit to create an outline of the best practices for cognitive screening.

Findings seen among older adults in the 6 months following a COVID-19 hospitalization. HealthDay News — In-hospital delirium among older adults hospitalized for COVID-19 is associated with increased ...

Hearing aids did not lead to any significant differences in cognitive testing among older patients with moderate hearing loss ...

Older adults who experienced delirium while hospitalized for COVID-19 had increases in functional disability and cognitive impairment in the 6 months after discharge, according to a prospective cohort ...