Since 2007, it has become possible to treat retinal diseases such as wet AMD, eye blood clots, and diabetic retinopathy with medical injections into the eye. Over 56,000 Danes have received the anti-VEGF medication since ...
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Physical health and cognitive function declines as we age. Aging impacts people's ability to perform routine tasks, which affects their well-being and sense of independence. One such routine activity that is frequently affected ...
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It's a therapy that's commonly used to help overcome addiction or substance abuse, but motivational interviewing could improve the health and well-being of frontline aged care workers, according to new research by the University ...
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During the Dutch Hunger Winter Famine, infants experienced the highest absolute and relative mortality of all children under 14 years of age.
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With an aging population and the growth of outpatient electrocardiographic monitoring enabled by smartwatches and other wearable devices, primary care clinicians will see an increase in patients with premature ventricular ...
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The passing of June's summer solstice, the longest day of the year, prompts reflection on all of the ways people work to shine a light in the darkness. June is also Alzheimer's Awareness Month, a time in which we strive to ...
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The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is 10.9 per 100,000 person-years and prevalence is 721 per 100,000 population, according to a study published online July 20 in Gastroenterology.
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. AD is the most common cause of dementia—a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral, and ...
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The National Health Service (NHS) in England will get more than 300,000 staff under a new plan announced by the government on Friday to deal with a chronic shortage of doctors and nurses.
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Odontoid fractures—those occurring in the second cervical vertebra—are common in elderly patients after a low-energy fall. However, whether the initial treatment should be surgical or non-operative still isn't known. ...
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Population ageing or population aging (see English spelling differences) occurs when the median age of a country or region rises. With the exception of 18 countries termed by the United Nations 'demographic outliers' (see the Ud 2005 Human Development Report) this process is taking place in every country and region across the globe.
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