Frailty, Lack of Caregiver Affect Older Adults’ Ability to Use Virtual Care Visits On 2021-03-24 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older adults who are frail or don’t have a caregiver present may not be able […]
AstraZeneca rejects ‘incorrect’ reports on COVID-19 jab efficacy in elderly On 2021-01-26 Pharma giant AstraZeneca has defended the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine after media reports said the German government had doubts […]
This Trainer Taught His Elderly Clients to Use Zoom So They Could Keep Working Out On 2020-12-21 In the weeks after the coronavirus forced gyms to close, many enterprising trainers shifted their classes online. That’s easy enough […]
Elderly, risk groups to go first when Germany rolls out vaccine On 2020-11-12 Germany said Monday it will give priority for a future vaccine to the elderly, health workers and others at greater […]
Clinical trial assesses telephone-based care program for at-risk homebound elderly On 2019-05-29 Something as simple as a phone call could be a way to alert health care providers and caregivers that an […]
Flu vaccinations as effective in active healthy elderly compared to the young On 2018-12-21 Scientists from A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and clinicians from Singapore’s National University Hospital (NUH) have found that when it […]
Study investigates link between loneliness and age in elderly New Zealanders On 2018-10-29 Loneliness is associated with reduced quality of life and morbidity and mortality and typically worsens with aging. Loneliness may be […]
Storytelling may help reduce delirium in hospitalized elderly patients On 2018-08-02 Many hospitalized patients, especially older adults, are at risk of developing delirium, a risk that is increased by the presence […]