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349 patients over the age of 60 who were hospitalized for acute heart failure were included in this multicenter study.

7% of elderly persons discharged with a prescription for opioids experienced adverse drug events, such as gastrointestinal manifestations and delirium.

Osteoporosis can cause hip fractures, with serious consequences. A multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach can prevent complications and mortality.

A group session of pelvic floor exercises is not inferior to the individual session recommended for the treatment of stress or mixed urinary incontinence in older women.

Osteoporosis can also be treated with physical activity: bone biomarkers can be useful for monitoring its effects.

Vestibular rehabilitation offers validated efficacy against vertigo, especially if performed with combined exercises.

Physical frailty in the elderly is connected to the dysregulation of two important macro-systems of the body: the metabolic system and the stress-responsive system.