Study unveils ‘silent epidemic’ of loneliness among older women during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
Data from the Women’s Health Initiative show that rates of loneliness in women aged 70 and older have increased during the pandemic, with 19% reporting severe troubles, investigators say.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 4
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
Drugmakers scrambling to thwart a coronavirus pandemic … New antivirals are highly effective in combating Hepatitis C infections … Repeat antibiotic prescribing linked to higher hospital admission...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, February 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 07, 2020
Screen dementia patients for pain at every visit: new guidance from APA, AAN … New palliative medicine journal for clinicians launching in spring 2020 … U.S. hospitals harnessing resources to brace...
Dementia to reach epidemic levels among oldest old in near future, researchers say
Feb 25, 2010
The rate of dementia among people 90 or older will reach epidemic proportions as the number of extremely elderly individuals continues to climb, according to the recently published results of “The...