- CDC Urges All Americans to Wear Face Masks as Death Count Rises
- Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
- Going Easy on Yourself Is Key to Parenting Through the Pandemic
- Caring for Dementia Patient During Pandemic? Try These Stress-Busting Tips
- A Pill Left Out, a Child’s Life Lost: Maisie’s Story a Warning to All Adults
- How Pets Can Be True Lifesavers for Seniors
- Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
- Coronavirus Hangs Around Even After Symptoms Subside
- Can Food From an Infected Cook Give You COVID-19?
- Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Care Giving
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Caring for Dementia Patient During Pandemic? Try These Stress-Busting Tips
The coronavirus pandemic will put extra stress on caregivers of loved ones with dementias, so the...
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Pandemic Adds to Challenge of Caring for Loved One With Dementia
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Annette Adams-Brown’s 87-year-old mother was an avid follower of TV news. Now...
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Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Once infected with the new coronavirus, a 20-something has about a 1% chance of illness so...
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What People With Parkinson’s Need to Know About COVID-19The new coronavirus poses a significant risk to people with Parkinson’s disease, and experts...
- Posted March 25, 2020
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U.S. Primary Care Docs Unprepared for Surge in Alzheimer’s CasesMany U.S. primary care doctors worry they aren’t ready to care for the growing...
- Posted March 11, 2020
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Record Number of Pedestrian Deaths Seen in U.S.Walking on America’s streets is getting ever more dangerous, a new report shows. Based...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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Caregivers Give Short Shrift to Their Own HealthMore than 43 million American adults care for their loved ones every year, but...
- Posted February 8, 2020
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This Year’s Flu Season Taking Deadly Aim at KidsHow bad or how long this year’s flu season will be remains to be...
- Posted January 22, 2020
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Canadian Study Probes Links Between Food Access and Early Death“Food insecurity” — not having enough money to afford sufficient food — increases the...
- Posted January 20, 2020
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Sepsis Causes Far More Deaths Worldwide Than ThoughtSepsis kills more than twice as many people worldwide as once believed, and children...
- Posted January 17, 2020
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Low Levels of Key Blood Cells Could Signal Higher Death RiskA condition called lymphopenia — low levels of lymphocyte blood cells — could be...
- Posted January 13, 2020
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Health Tip: Understanding a Do-Not-Resuscitate OrderA do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order typically instructs healthcare providers not to perform CPR if your...
- Posted January 7, 2020
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To Avoid Falls, Check Your BalanceBad balance is a common cause of dangerous falls, especially among older adults. Falls...
- Posted December 26, 2019
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Many Child Care Centers Don’t Require Flu ShotsAs an early flu season spreads its misery across the United States, new research...
- Posted December 23, 2019
