B12 supplementation in elderly patients with confirmed deficiency typically takes two main forms in the UK: Oral tablets (cyanocobalamin) Intramuscular injections (hydroxocobalamin, the standard form in the UK) NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary guidance recommends investigating B12 deficiency in older adults presenting with unexplained anaemia, neuropathy, cognitive impairment, or glossitis
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He thinks the program will be popular with seniors and that longer term, the initiative could help prove that obesity care should be "regular health care." "We have to prove that in this pilot and prove cost effectiveness and then kind of reset what we expect from our health insurance, which is obesity care should be health care," Ricks said