Rate of fatal falls among U.S. seniors doubled in 20 years
Older Americans are dying of falls at more than double the rate of 20 years ago—with women, men and all racial groups showing increases, according to a new study.
May 15, 2023
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Older Americans are dying of falls at more than double the rate of 20 years ago—with women, men and all racial groups showing increases, according to a new study.
May 15, 2023
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Concern about the mental health of hospital professionals has been increasing in recent years, and when, in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and rapidly spread, there was a large increase in the overload of ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Researchers from Stanford University and University of Washington published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the impact of user-generated online ratings on healthcare choices.
Jan 18, 2023
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Using a vaccine concern index based on internet searches on the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers from NAIST find that "adverse reaction" searches positively correlate with adoption, which may help online resources encourage ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Even though COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and widely available in the United States, many Americans are still hesitant to get vaccinated. Indeed, there are stark disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across the ...
Sep 15, 2022
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FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News)—Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly.
May 20, 2022
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New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4–7 May), has found that many parents attending commercial weight management programs would be happy for their child, if overweight, ...
May 9, 2022
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Families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing homes, Medicare announced Tuesday, addressing complaints from consumer groups and lawmakers that the critical data had been ...
Sep 21, 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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There's no app to help coax a person with dementia to take a shower if they don't want to, but family caregivers wish they had that kind of support.
Jul 14, 2020
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