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Health Care

In end-of-life care for people with dementia, men and women are treated differently

Chloe Reichel | August 16, 2019
Many people with advanced dementia -- and men in particular -- often receive interventions that researchers deem burdensome, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.
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How heat waves affect older people

Chloe Reichel | June 7, 2018
To help reporters covering how heat waves affect the elderly, Journalist’s Resource has collected recent research on the subject.
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Advances in Alzheimer’s research

Chloe Reichel | February 8, 2018
Two new studies present promising findings for early detection of and intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Health Care

What would nursing homes do with more money?

Chloe Reichel | January 8, 2018
As Medicaid reimbursement rates increase, nursing homes add more licensed staff per resident, improving quality of care, a new model suggests.
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Opiate prescriptions linked to recovery delays in elderly

Chloe Reichel | November 1, 2017
Elderly patients who were prescribed opiates had longer hospital stays, on average, than those who were not.
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Wildfire smoke: Some elderly more vulnerable

Chloe Reichel | October 18, 2017
Among the elderly, women and black people are more likely to be admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men and people of other races.
Health Care

Marathons delay ambulances and may hurt patients

Denise-Marie Ordway | May 15, 2017
A new study suggests marathon races interfere with ambulance service. Transportation delays may help explain why elderly patients with cardiac problems are more likely to die if they live near marathon routes.
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U.S. emergency rooms fail to identify elder abuse

Denise-Marie Ordway | February 24, 2017
Older patients are diagnosed with elder abuse in less than 0.02 percent of emergency room visits, an indication that doctors may not be spotting signs of abuse.

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