Italy is one of the oldest countries in Europe and in the world and now it is also one of the
first countries that are fighting against COVID-19. In our country, the increasing life …

The older Italian population is posing a challenge in the number of deaths for coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to previous data from China, pre-existing health …

460 related to geriatrics was forgotten in the name of the battle against the coronavirus. Ubi
major minor cessat… Is this right? Is this the way things should go? Of course, not! The fact …

COVID-19 is primarily a disease of older people. In the United States, 31% of cases of
COVID-19 have occurred in people over the age of 65 years and 6% over the age of 85 …

Abstract Background The actual SARS-CoV-2 outbreak caused a highly transmissible
disease with a tremendous impact on elderly people. So far, few studies focused on very …

Italy is one of the oldest countries in Europe and worldwide with an average life expectancy
at birth of 82.3 years, an old age index of 173, and 23% of the population being 65 and older …

Italy was the first European nation to be affected by COVID-19. The biggest cluster of cases
occurred in Lombardy, the most populous Italian region, and elderly men were the …

128 biological background (eg, the so-called phenomenon of inflamm-aging); all aspects
that can complicate the course of disease, much more than the mere number of years lived …

Italy has been hit very hard by the severe acute respiratory syndrome—coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2) pandemic. This brief report highlights some of the peculiarities manifested by its …

The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States presents an unprecedented modern-day
challenge for the research and medical communities. Much of the medical community is …