Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images “Being frail” may not sound like that big of a deal—maybe you even assume it’s kind of ...

Older adults with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis face a higher risk for end-stage renal disease or mortality and severe infections. However, frailty, more than age, ...

Frailty, a measure of biological age, may be a more accurate predictor of poor outcomes than chronological age in older adults with AAV. Frail patients were more likely to receive less rituximab and ...

Going on holiday, reading newspapers, having meals out and spending time with friends and family can help to reduce an elderly man’s risk of frailty, a new study suggests. Being more sociable can even ...

Going on holiday, reading newspapers, having meals out and spending time with friends and family can help to reduce an elderly man’s risk of frailty, a new study suggests. Being more sociable can even ...

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

Older adults are heterogeneous, and treatment decisions cannot be based on chronologic age alone. One of the main challenges of caring for older adults with cancer is avoiding undertreatment of a fit ...