Older people with frailty syndrome should be prioritized in primary health care because they are more likely to suffer from falls, hospitalizations, incapacitation, and early death. The syndrome is ...

Findings could help clinicians reinforce the value of preventing infections with vaccinati ...

Rockwood's Deficit Accumulation Index Model treats frailty not as a discrete syndrome but as a continuum of accumulating age and mortality-related health deficits. It is expressed as the proportion of ...

We’re learning that frailty can quietly arrive decades before old age, with some people in their 30s or 40s unknowingly in a pre-frail state. There are surprising ways to stay strong – and it’s not al ...