An automated frailty assessment tool developed by researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham could help clinicians identify older adults at increased risk of emergency healthcare visits, ...

Allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) remains a potentially curative option for patients with high-risk haematological malignancies, albeit at the cost of substantial morbidity and ...

In this review, we first provide a brief overview of frailty, including biologic mechanisms, measurement, and clinical management. This overview is followed by a discussion of approaches to ...

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

Updated ASCO guidelines, along with other professional groups such as National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), recommend frailty screening in older adults (age ≥65 years) undergoing cancer ...

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Anti–Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Treatment–Naive Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Low Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although evidence suggests that adults with psychiatric disorders have an increased risk for becoming frail, ...

In older hospitalized adults, frailty was associated with discharge to postacute care facilities and a higher risk for readmissions and mortality. Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to ...

Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to negative health outcomes that manifest as a multidimensional syndrome; it has gained recognition as a priority for health care systems. The impacts of ...