SINGAPORE: Several hospitals in Singapore have been seeing more cases of older adults at risk of malnutrition in the past two years, due to factors like multiple chronic illnesses and appetite changes ...
A growing aging population means growing numbers of older adults with diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, and states are addressing this group in a variety of ways.
Most people hear GLP-1 and think “weight-loss shot,” not a medication associated with older adults. In the senior care setting, these drugs are listed under diabetic treatments and largely ignored.
New research suggests ultra-processed food addiction is more prevalent in older Americans than alcohol or tobacco. This addiction, particularly affecting women, leads to compulsive eating and serious ...
Fostering intergenerational bonds between high school and college students and senior living residents is the goal of a new volunteer program launching this month in Vermont.
Assembly Bill 561, co-sponsored by San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom to ...
HealthFORCE, a national alliance of leaders dedicated to addressing the root causes of America's healthcare workforce crisis, along with the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) and West ...
In 2022, an older adult with total household income of $19,560 had a mortality rate of 21% and an average age of death of 76. That compared to a total household income of $120,000 and a mortality rate ...
The Idaho Museum of Natural History, located on the Idaho State University campus, offers a fascinating glimpse into the region’s past. From dinosaur fossils to indigenous artifacts, it’s the kind of ...
It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets. They stormed army bases, farming communities and an outdoor music festival, ...
But I’m at Camp Social — a luxury, all-women adult sleepaway camp in the Poconos — where the tagline is “99% arrive solo, 100% leave as friends.” And in the spirit of field reporting, I’ve promised ...