The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults' risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests.
Aug 3, 2021
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As the pandemic enters a new phase, and talk of getting 'back to normal' fades in the face of surging cases of COVID-19 and lagging vaccination against it, a new study suggests a need to check on the mental health of people ...
Jul 28, 2021
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As many older adults get back to normal life across the United States thanks to high rates of vaccination and lower COVID-19 activity, a new poll suggests many should watch their alcohol intake.
Jun 9, 2021
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Nearly one in five older adults say their mental health has gotten worse since the pandemic began in March 2020, and an equal percentage say their sleep has suffered in that time too. More than one in four say they're more ...
May 4, 2021
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Convenience and access win out over reputation when people over 50 look for a doctor for themselves, a new study finds.
Apr 12, 2021
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As the toll of COVID-19 continues to climb, newly released poll data suggest an opportunity to use the pandemic as a prompt for discussing and documenting older adults' wishes for their care, if they get seriously ill or ...
Apr 6, 2021
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A lot of the attention around "pandemic pets" has focused on families with children getting a cat, dog or other pet in 2020, during a time when many people were learning or working from home.
Mar 22, 2021
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Last fall, nearly half of older adults were on the fence about COVID-19 vaccination—or at least taking a wait-and-see attitude, according to a University of Michigan poll taken at the time.
Mar 10, 2021
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Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn't asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many—77%—haven't had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according ...
Mar 2, 2021
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While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they're cautious about taking the drugs, a sizable minority have used antibiotics for something other than their original purpose, and ...
Feb 18, 2021
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