They are usually older, tend to be women, are often living with dementia and are increasingly being taken to emergency rooms by family members or friends having trouble caring for them.
Dec 19, 2022
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The immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, according to a new study.
Aug 5, 2022
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South Korea saw its deadliest day of the pandemic on Saturday, reporting 112 fatalities in the latest 24-hour period, as it grapples with a wave of coronavirus infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant.
Feb 26, 2022
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Health experts in Nigeria say the country's president-elect, who will be inaugurated on 29 May, must focus on health care. During the election campaign, incoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress ...
May 25, 2023
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A COVID-19 booster shot will provide strong and broad antibody protection against the range of omicron sublineage variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in circulation, two new studies using serum from human blood samples suggest.
May 18, 2022
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Entirely new COVID variants could emerge this winter but existing vaccines should protect people from serious illness and death, the EU's drug agency said on Friday.
Sep 2, 2022
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The pandemic put a spotlight on mental health and burnout within health care professions, but emerging research reveals these issues have been affecting health care workers for years, with suicide rates notably high among ...
May 14, 2022
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A rule requiring U.S. federal government employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has been reinstated by a federal appeals court.
Apr 8, 2022
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A new paper has been published in the BMJ, providing advice for health workers on identifying signs of reproductive coercion—when a woman becomes pregnant, or has pregnancy forcibly prevented or terminated, against her ...
Sep 23, 2022
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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is dangerous—and especially so for those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
Jan 12, 2022
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