A new study provides stark statistics about a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: one where people with dementia receive hundreds of hours a month in unpaid care from spouses, ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Cyprus will give COVID-19 booster jabs to those over 65 and care home residents whose full vaccination is more than six months old, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Thursday.
Sep 2, 2021
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The cost of raising a child with a rare genetic disorder was significant but the economic burden could be reduced by earlier diagnosis and targeted treatment, a new study has found.
Aug 26, 2021
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A growing number of countries and territories around the world are forcing people, often in specific sectors, to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jul 5, 2021
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The MindStep telehealth service offers cognitive behavioural coaching to complement the care people receive from their GP, psychologist or psychiatrist. Delivered over the phone by trained mental health coaches, the confidential ...
Jun 30, 2021
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People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Almost a year ago, in July 2020, our calls for the government to urgently upgrade the guidelines to protect health workers from airborne SARS-CoV-2 fell on deaf ears.
Jun 17, 2021
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Late last year, Janet Yetenekian was one of the thousands of people in Southern California whose case of COVID-19 was serious enough to send her to the hospital. But Yetenekian's recovery was not typical: She received hospital-level ...
Jun 7, 2021
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A study led by researchers at the Universities of Manchester and York published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe today (07/06/21) has revealed strong disparities in rates of excess deaths in England and Wales during ...
Jun 7, 2021
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More than any other sector in health care, nursing homes have suffered during the pandemic. Nursing home residents and staff account for 34% of all COVID-19 deaths, though they make up less than 1% of the population. As a ...
May 26, 2021
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