There’s Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study delivers some great news to older Americans, something many likely already realize in their daily lives. The prevalence of disabilities among seniors is down sharply from what it was just a decad…
Learn MoreThere’s Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study delivers some great news to older Americans, something many likely already realize in their daily lives. The prevalence of disabilities among seniors is down sharply from what it was just a decad…
Learn MoreGolf Is Healthy Exercise for Seniors, Study Confirms
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Want to stay healthy well into your golden years? Grab a bag of clubs and hit the green, new research suggests.Golfing beat walking or even Nordic walking (a full-body workout that consists of walking using sp…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series Coverage 76 Percent in Adults 60 Years and Older
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine primary series coverage reached 76 percent among adults aged 60 years and older by the end of 2022, according to a study published in the Feb. 3 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreAdjuvant Therapy Recommendations for Breast Cancer Drop Between Ages 69 and 70
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Between ages 69 and 70 years, there is a decline in adjuvant therapy recommendations for early breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Bi…
Learn MoreCancer Mortality Rates Increased for Older Seniors With T2DM
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with type 2 diabetes, cancer mortality rates are increased for those aged 75 and 85 years and with specific cancers, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Diabetologia.Suping Ling, from th…
Learn MoreSports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest Uncommon in Older Adults
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest (SrSCA) is rare in older adults, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.Lauri Holmstrom, M.D., Ph.D., from the Cedars-Sinai Heal…
Learn MoreSports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The saga of Damar Hamlin’s recent collapse during a football game has thrown the dangers of sports-related cardiac arrest into the spotlight. What about this happening to someone much older? A new study br…
Learn MoreNearly Half of People With Dementia Experience a Fall Annually
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of people with dementia experienced a fall in 2016, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.Safiyyah M. Okoye, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nu…
Learn MoreMany Seniors Shunned In-Home Care During Pandemic, Worsening Health
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on older Americans.A new study finds that many older adults declined medically necessary in-home care during the height of the pandemic in 2020 for fear of cont…
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