Sentences with phrase «frail older patients»
And he questions whether these drugs should ever be used in frail older patients with several underlying conditions
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The fact that vaccines typically don't work as well in older people presents a challenge to influenza vaccine makers, particularly because the illness often results in serious respiratory infections in frail patients such as elderly nursing home residents.
«Multifocals are very convenient, but the results of the study suggest that older, frail patients — who are at greater risk of falling — shouldn't wear multifocals after cataract surgery if possible,» said Professor Elliott.
The addition of metronomic chemotherapy to dual HER2 blockade increased progression - free survival (PFS) by 7 months compared with HER2 blockade alone in older and frail patients with HER2 - positive metastatic breast cancer, according to a new study.
What we discover about voluntary muscle strengthening is likely to be applicable to other patient populations or frail older adults who suffer muscle weakness.»