Pierre Olivier Lang

TL;DR: A better understanding of these clinical changes and their underlying mechanisms may confirm the impression held by many geriatricians that increasing frailty is distinguishable from ageing and in consequence is potentially reversible.

TL;DR: Potentially inappropriate drug prescribing and the omission of beneficial drugs are highly prevalent in acutely ill hospitalized older people in six European centres.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the risk of early unplanned readmission and identified predictors in inpatients aged 75 and over, admitted to medical wards through emergency departments, and found that markers of frailty (poor overall condition, pressure sores, prior hospitalisation) or severe disability (for self-feeding) were the most important predictors of early readmission among elderly medical patients.

TL;DR: An update on selected recent developments in geriatric pharmacotherapy is provided, including age discrimination in drug trials, a new healthcare professional qualification and shared competence in Geriatric drug therapy, the usefulness of information and communication technologies, and pharmacogenetics.