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More older people suffer traumatic brain injuries due to falls

07/06/2021 more, older, people, suffer, traum

From a minor fall on a bicycle to a serious road traffic accident: The causes of a traumatic brain injury

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Older adults and antibiotics: Study shows healthy attitudes but unhealthy practices

02/18/2021 Adults, and, Antibiotics, attitudes, but, healthy, older, practices, shows, Study, unhealthy

While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they’re cautious about taking the

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Omitting radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery may not impact survival rates for some older patients

12/09/2020 After, breast-conserving, for, impact, may, NOT, older, Omitting, Patients, Radiation, rates, Some, surgery, survival, therapy

Older patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who did not receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery had higher rates of

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Design and market sexbots for older adults with disabilities, argues ethicist

11/17/2020 Adults, and, argues, design, disabilities, ethicist, for, Market, older, sexbots, with

The sexbot industry should include older adults with disabilities in the design and marketing of its products, to support their

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Existing medicines could help improve immune function in vulnerable older adults

10/13/2020 Adults, could, Existing, function, help, immune, improve, in, medicines, older, vulnerable

As we age, every major organ system progressively declines—including the immune system. Aging causes our immune cells to become less

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Early Results Show Moderna’s COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People

09/29/2020 COVID, early, effective, in, Moderna's, older, people, results, Safe, show, vaccine

TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 — One of the big questions around any new COVID-19 vaccine is: Will it safely protect

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Is it safe to visit older loved ones as COVID-19 restrictions ease? What experts say

06/16/2020 as, covid 19, ease, experts, Is, It, loved, older, Ones, restrictions, Safe, say, to, Visit, What

Despite surges in COVID-19 numbers across the country, more and more states are reopening and relaxing stay-at-home orders—especially during the

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Physically active older veterans fall more, but hurt themselves less

04/14/2020 active, but, Fall, hurt, Less, more, older, physically, Themselves, veterans

Active older veterans fall more often than their more sedentary peers who never served in the armed forces, but they’re

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13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine no longer routinely recommended for adults 65 and older

11/22/2019 13-valent, 65, Adults, and, conjugate, for, longer, no, older, pneumococcal, recommended, routinely, vaccine

The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) is no longer recommended for routine use among adults aged ≥65 years, according to

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Menopause isn’t the only reason for low libido in older women

11/20/2019 for, in, Isn't, Libido, Low, Menopause, older, only, Reason, The, Women

A qualitative study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that women in their 60s report

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