Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Focus on Healthy Aging (FHA)
Volume 27 • Number 10 • October 2024
Protect Yourself from Sports Injuries
Recent research has highlighted an increase in sports injuries among people ages 65 and older. Mount Sinai geriatrician Patricia Bloom, MD, says the data reflect an increase in activity among older adults due to their growing awareness of how important exercise is for maintaining cardiovascular, muscle, and bone health as …
Issue Highlights
- Research Underlines Stroke-Dementia Link
- Newsbriefs: COVID Vaccine, Plant-Based Meats, Ultra-Processed Food Harms, Stroke Mortality
- Address Your Stroke Risk
- Gut Feelings: Your Digestion in Older Age
- Dietary Counseling Helps After Serious Heart Issues
- Ask the Experts: BMI in Older Age; Nasal Decongestant Dependence; Colonoscope Controls