What matters most to senior citizens? Not what you might think
You might expect that senior citizens treated at walk-in care clinics would say what matters most to them is their health.
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AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes by assessing patient's walk
Engineering and health researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar and artificial intelligence (AI) system that can monitor multiple people walking in busy hospitals and long-term care facilities to identify ...
Oct 7, 2025
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Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50. A geriatrician explains the change
Autumn brings a chill in the air—and the start of another season of respiratory illnesses, which can be especially hard for older adults.
Sep 18, 2025
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Internal migrants in the U.S. age with fewer disabilities, study finds
A groundbreaking study analyzing data from over 5 million older Americans has found that those who migrate within the U.S. have significantly better health outcomes than those who remain in their birth state, offering compelling ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Older adults with HIV may be facing unequal burden in the opioid crisis
Older adults with HIV are prescribed opioids at a higher rate and are more likely to have indicators of opioid use disorder than those without HIV, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Oct 2, 2025
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AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments
Taking a page from the private insurance industry's playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Pain and antidepressant drug combo linked to increased seizure risk in older adults
When older adults living in nursing homes are prescribed the pain medicine tramadol alongside certain antidepressants, their risk of seizures may go up, according to a study published in Neurology. While this study found ...
Oct 8, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease more prevalent in older people than previously thought
New research, published in Nature, has provided the first ever population-based data on the frequency of Alzheimer's disease neuropathological changes (ADNC)—a key causal factor behind the development of dementia—and found ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Genetic study identifies key variants linked to healthy aging and intrinsic capacity
New research from the University of Adelaide has explored the genomic links within the index used to measure healthy aging—intrinsic capacity (IC), paving the way for potential targeted interventions.
Oct 10, 2025
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Dementia drug raises stroke risk—even in 'low-risk' patients, study shows
A major U.K. study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has found that risperidone raises stroke risk without exception, challenging safety assumptions by leaving no "safe group."
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