[Geriatric syndromes: the importance of the problem, controversial issues of terminology.].

The foundation of healthy aging is the prevention of disability. In modern medical usage, a syndrome refers to a collection of symptoms and signs with a single underlying cause that may not yet be known. Geriatric syndromes, on the other hand, refer to multifactorial health conditions and occur when the accumulated effects of impairments in multiple systems make an older person vulnerable to situational changes.

[The role of geriatric services in the diagnosis and monitoring of outcomes of postcoital syndrome (review).].

In addition to the rapid and rippling spread of the pandemic across the globe today, there is a growing problem called «long-COVID-19», a term that describes the long-term effects of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19. How the disease proceeds after «recovery», including the long-term physical and psychological health consequences, the future of COVID-19 survivors remains largely unclear. This is especially true for the contingent older age groups.