http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in the April 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hospitalization-linked-elder-abuse.html Health Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:35:13 EST news284657706 Not long ago, Karl Pillemer had a revelation. A gerontologist with close to 30 years of experience, Pillemer, who is director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, realized that his research was "entirely focused on older people as problems." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-lessons-long-lived-elderly-pragmatic-masters.html Health Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:40:06 EST news284369116 When a patient dies unexpectedly, whether suddenly or after a long illness, the loss can hit loved ones hard. In some of these cases, health care workers can be affected deeply due to the emotional bonding that can occur between patients and their caregivers. Now, studies have shown that a new program that provides support and training at the University of Missouri Health Care System is helping health care workers get back on their feet and heal both mentally and physically. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mu-health-workers-tragedy.html Health Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:01:43 EST news283536095 Radiologists in Toronto have begun to identify a pattern of injuries that may be indicative of elder abuse, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-radiologic-physical-elder-abuse.html Health Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:06 EST news273174734 Canada needs a comprehensive approach to reduce elder abuse that includes financial supports and programs for seniors and their caregivers, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-canada-approach-combat-elder-abuse.html Health Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:11 EST news267096970 A sobering new study by researchers from the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology finds that elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported. More than 40 percent of Latino elders told Spanish-speaking interviewers that they had been abused or neglected in the last year — yet only 1.5 percent of victims said they had ever reported the abuse to authorities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-elder-abuse-affects-latinos-disproportionately.html Health Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:48:29 EST news261931517 While the elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population, too little is known about the nature and scope of crime impacting this generation. Victoria Titterington of Sam Houston State University is trying to change that with a series of studies that examine the elderly and crime. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-shsu-professor-trends-elderly-crime.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 14:50:37 EST news257694596 Report: Social isolation and low self-esteem linked to elder abuse, say case workers http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-social-isolation-self-esteem-linked-elder.html Health Tue, 01 May 2012 09:50:01 EST news255083717 Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top priority for care providers and governments alike. As many as one in 10 people age 60 and over are affected by this problem, according to the newest Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) from the National Academy on an Aging Society, the policy institute of The Gerontological Society of America. U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Peter King (R-NY), who have been heavily involved in legislation to address elder abuse, contributed introductory statements for the issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-elder-abuse-hidden-problem-baby.html Health Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:21:31 EST news252076886 A new position statement issued by the American Academy of Neurology calls on neurologists to begin screening their patients for abusive or violent treatment by family, caretakers or others. The position statement is published in the January 25, 2012, online issue of Neurology.. Types of abuse include elder abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, emotional abuse, bullying, cyberbullying and violence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-neurologists-patients-abuse.html Neuroscience Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:06 EST news246710838