Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist’s office.
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New Dental Treatment Helps Fill Cavities & Insurance Gaps for Elderly
Posted on 16 September 2020.
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Vaccine: Nurses Over Drivers? Elderly Over Youth?… Who Goes First?
Posted on 28 August 2020.
In this age of coronavirus, with vaccine experimentation moving at historic pace to the clinical trials phase, the ideal inoculation policy would emphasize age more than work-exposure risk.
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Dementia Patients Taking Drugs With Risks
Posted on 20 August 2020.
Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system, but aren’t designed for dementia, a new study shows.
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Technology Divide Between ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Roils Pandemic Response
Posted on 25 July 2020.
Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians. These have been lifesavers for many older adults staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Family Caregiving May Not Harm Health After All
Posted on 20 July 2020.
For decades, family caregiving has been thought to create a type of chronic stress that may lead to significant health risks or even death, alarming potential caregivers and presenting a guilt-ridden obstacle for those needing help.
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Gym Helps 91-Year-Old Battle Isolation
Posted on 05 July 2020.
Most mornings, like clockwork, you could find Art Ballard pumping iron. At least five days a week, he drove to Foothill Gym, where he beat on the punching bag, rode a stationary bike and worked his abs.
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