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Common health problems associated with aging—including dehydration, delirium, malnutrition, and falls—can turn catastrophic when they occur during recovery from major surgery, according to new research. Seniors who experience these issues while recuperating from surgery face higher risk of death within one year and require longer stays in hospitals or nursingContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Common health problems of old age — dehydration, delirium, malnutrition or falls — can become catastrophic if they occur following a major surgery, a new study reports. Seniors who suffer these issues while recovering from surgery are more likely to die within aContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Younger adults are developing a severe gut disorder at increasing rates, according to a new study. There’s been a troubling surge in severe diverticulitis among Americans younger than 50, researchers from UCLA and Vanderbilt University recently reported. They found that the proportion ofContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fentanyl overdose deaths are surging among seniors, particularly in cases where the powerful opioid is mixed with stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine, a new study says. Fentanyl-stimulant overdose (OD) deaths skyrocketed by an astonishing 9,000% during the past eight years, approaching rates foundContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rotten sleep might accelerate the aging of a person’s brain, partly by increasing inflammation, a new study says. People’s brains aged faster as they scored worse on a five-point scale of sleep quality, researchers reported Sept. 30 in the journal eBioMedicine. “The gapContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A simple shunt can restore walking ability and independence in elderly people with a rare brain condition, a major new clinical trial has found. Implanting a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid significantly improved walking and mobility among seniors with idiopathic normal pressureContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis might be caused in part by a prematurely aging immune system, a new study says. Researchers found that people with joint pain and arthritis exhibited signs of accelerated immune aging, according to findings published recently in the journal eBioMedicine. This suggestsContinue Reading