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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

Frailty presence significantly predicted adverse outcomes. Investigators concluded that community-based CGA was associated with improved HRQoL and reduced acute care use among OAs, with the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) serving as a useful predictor of adverse outcomes. The primary outcome measured was functional status.

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Flu vaccines are now available for 2025. What's on offer and which one should I get?

Medical Xpress

You may have received an email from your GP clinic or a text message from your pharmacy telling you they're in stock. It's that time of year when flu vaccines are becoming available in Australia.

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Trial of a Strategy to Reduce Antidepressants in Dementia

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Effects of deprescribing antidepressants in nursing home residents with dementia—a cluster randomized controlled trial,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Primary Care by Hølmkjær et al.