The debate surrounding the provision of assistance to those wishing to die has long centered on abstract notions such as individual choice and personal autonomy. What is often missing from the discussion, says sociologist ...
Mar 30, 2026
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A study by psychologists at Nottingham Trent University suggests that mornings are the optimal time for older adults to engage in age-related interventions to maximize well-being. The research involved 86 men and women aged ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Older adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, even if they had no prior health conditions, according to a major new population study appearing in ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Family caregivers provide more than $1 trillion in labor every year in the U.S., most of it unpaid, a new AARP report says. Their work forms the backbone of the nation's long-term care system and is essential to helping millions ...
Mar 27, 2026
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An international group of authors has called for a shift in cardiovascular care. In the public eye, palliative care is often associated with the final stage of life. In reality, however, it is far more than end-of-life care. ...
Mar 25, 2026
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Care work must be urgently reframed as essential, skilled labor and not a "natural" extension of women's roles if the recruitment crisis is to be tackled, new research has warned. Following interviews with care workers, a ...
Mar 25, 2026
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Although people in Japan tend to live long lives, this does not necessarily mean they are healthier than other populations. New research from Karolinska Institutet and collaborators shows that Japanese and Swedish older adults ...
Mar 23, 2026
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A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.
Mar 23, 2026
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Conservative management of people with kidney failure throughout the chronic kidney disease (CKD) trajectory is discussed in an article and executive summary published online Jan. 9 in the Journal of the American Society ...
Mar 23, 2026
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When disasters strike, nursing homes face uniquely high stakes. Residents often depend on power, medications, mobility assistance, and continuous care—all of which can be disrupted by hurricanes, wildfires, or other emergencies. ...
Mar 22, 2026
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