Seven elements of patient management are advised for addressing malnutrition. Speech-language pathologists and physical and occupational therapists work directly with patients, family members, and ...

Malnutrition significantly increases the 180-day hospital readmission rates among patients 65 years or older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), highlighting the importance of ...

A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled, from ...

A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic. Deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled, from ...

It is still unknown whether the relationship between polypharmacy and malnutrition is bidirectional and authors could not determine causation. Findings of a systematic review published in Clinical ...

Malnutrition is common in the elderly, but too often goes unnoticed because you cannot rely on appearances, and the warning signs may be subtle. Often, the problem of malnutrition in the elderly is ...

Malnutrition is “an under-recognized problem” that may be on the rise among the elderly here and throughout the country as hunger increases. Malnutrition is “an under-recognized problem” that may be ...