Medications
Emergency contraception: Types, side effects and more
Confused about emergency contraception?
Feb 23, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
In the Netherlands, some 400,000 women at high risk of fracture remain untreated for osteoporosis
An estimated 100,000 to 120,000 fragility fractures occur annually in the Netherlands, the equivalent of at least 11 broken bones per hour. The cause is osteoporosis, a disease in which the skeleton becomes weak and fragile, ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A resource guide for Alzheimer's caregivers: Tips for home care and nursing homes
Do you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? How about, in a pinch, how to find a nursing home and research which ones in your area might be good and others less so?
Dec 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.
Dec 15, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Optimized pandemic testing strategies for retirement homes
The Where2Test team's third web application provides retirement and nursing homes with a scientific basis for devising a testing strategy in times of pandemic. Taking various factors into account, the app suggests daily testing ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical guideline on radiation therapy for IDH-mutant glioma
A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant grade 2 and grade 3 diffuse ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study on voice-assisted technology shows promise for therapeutic use
Findings published in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies reported the professional experiences of UK speech and language therapists using voice-assisted technology (VAT) (e.g. Alexa, Siri) with their clients to ...
Aug 1, 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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Medical economics
Biden to propose overhaul of US nursing homes
Minimum staffing levels will be a main feature of a major overhaul of U.S. nursing homes that President Joe Biden is expected to announce in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
Mar 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'It's the hardest job you'll ever love': What it's like to work in a nursing home during COVID-19
The employees at Focused Care of Waxahachie, Texas, end each staff meeting with a group chant.
Jan 21, 2022
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