Gerontology & Geriatrics
Injury-proof homes: Creating safe spaces for older adults
There's nothing like the comfort and security of home. For many, a home is a place filled with fond memories of happy times.
Mar 24, 2023
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Healthcare utilization varies among community-living people with spinal cord injury
A survey of community-living people with spinal cord injury revealed healthcare utilization below the recommended rates for four types of care: primary care, spinal cord injury, dental, and optical. Researchers also found ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Ontario retirement home residences have higher rates of hospital care than residents of long-term care homes
Residents of retirement homes in Ontario have high rates of hospital-based care compared to residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities and to people living in the community, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian ...
May 30, 2022
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Cardiology
Tips to reduce stroke in the diverse communities
Stroke is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., about 800,000 strokes occur per year.
May 12, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Video: Healthy aging
Adding life to your years, not just years to your life is the focus of Jenna Bartley's research. An assistant professor with the UConn Center on Aging and the Department of Immunology, Bartley's research spans both the bench ...
May 12, 2022
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Health
Stress poses heart health dangers for women
Women tend to not only take on their own stress, but also that of their families. This compounds the potential health hazards that include both psychological and physical issues.
Apr 22, 2022
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Cardiology
Study identifies hospitalized COVID-19 patients at elevated mortality risk
A simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might need intensive management. That's the finding of a study presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
Majority of people with spinal cord injury use complementary and integrative healthcare
In a cross-sectional self-report study led by experts from five Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers, a survey of people with spinal cord injury revealed that 80 percent of participants were current or previous users ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Health
Biden administration to greatly expand food stamp program
(HealthDay)—The largest permanent increase in the history of the United States' food stamp program and changes to its nutrition standards will be announced Monday.
Aug 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients fare worse when they have high blood sugar
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have worse outcomes if they have high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, regardless of whether they have diabetes, a new study finds. The researchers will present their results, of the first ...
Mar 20, 2021
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