Mortality Risk

Heart failure patients are often hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but they are 3 times more likely to die from the disease if not, physician-researchers say.

Patients with multiple comorbidities and positive blood cultures have higher odds of mortality when diagnosed with ​​certain common bacterial infections, investigators say.

Extreme heat is associated with higher all-cause mortality, with greater increases in older, male and Black individuals, investigators say.

The oldest adults tended toward decreased mortality — and a subset of these patients had better-than-expected outcomes after falls and other incidents, investigators found.

Investigators examined data from half a million adults aged 60 to 100 years old in Israel. The country approved second doses for seniors in January.

The next wave of COVID-19 is on its way and unvaccinated elders are at risk of being hit hard, according to former CDC director Tom Frieden, M.D. “If we learn quickly and act quickly, we can outmaneuver...

Results from hundreds of facilities demonstrate not only the value of booster vaccinations, but that there may be an ongoing need for additional shots in the long-term care population.

Older adults experiencing severe financial strain have a 61% higher risk of dying within six months of hospital discharge than their peers who report no problems meeting monthly expenses, investigators...

Older study participants who scored higher on a standardized scale had twice the mortality risk of their peers. Investigators recommend exercise for lowering one’s “fatigability” score.

Antipsychotics are associated with a higher risk of death in older adults with dementia, with none of the excess risk due to the drugs’ interactions with cardiovascular comorbidities or diabetes,...