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Articles on Geriatrics
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The rising global prevalence of dementia, particularly in the nursing home population, means aggressive behaviours between residents will increasingly be an issue.
Uganda’s primary healthcare system needs to be strengthened to provide long term care for older people with chronic conditions.
The number of adults living with cancer is expected to triple in size by 2030. How can we prepare for this public health challenge?
Older people require both psychological and nutritional support during drought and famine. Kenya needs to implement a comprehensive public health response that assists during emergency situations.
With an increased demand for health care for older people, Kenya needs to pass legislation that protects them.
In 2012 the total cost of poor bone health in adults aged over 50 years was A$2.75 billion, and 64% of this cost was the direct cost associated with treating and managing fractures.
Antipsychotic medications for delirium don’t work and could harm, a new study shows. So what options are left?
When older people live predominantly with others their own age, there are far more benefits than costs.
Conversations around end-of-life medical care can be challenging. Consider someone I’ll call Mrs. Jones, an elderly patient with advanced heart disease. When her doctor asked her to discuss the kind of…
By 2030, the last of the Baby Boomer generation will have turned 65 years old, putting the population of “senior boomers” in the United States at approximately 71 million. Currently, only about 7,000 certified…
People with a history of drinking problems in middle age are more than twice as likely to exhibit memory problems in later…
It is a sad fact that old age brings diseases. Many may not be life-threatening, but they make life less fun. One such condition is sarcopenia, which causes the loss of muscle mass and strength, and it…
Death rates for hip fracture patients are almost four times greater in certain New South Wales public hospitals. A study…
When it comes to caring for older patients, gaps exist in clinicians’ knowledge, as there is often little or no scientific…
What is the most remarkable aspect of this report? The Productivity Commission is proposing an important set of reforms with its Caring for Older Australians Report. These reforms chart a way to cut through…
Research has found a drop in hip fracture rates in people over 55. Analysis of data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study…
Research reveals the rate of emergency ambulance use among people aged 85 or over has almost doubled in the 14 years from…
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Chief, Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology Professor, Emory University
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Assistant Program Director at Emory Center for Health in Aging, Emory University
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Postdoctoral research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer, Department of Population Studies, Makerere University
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Professor of Geography, University of Florida
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Research fellow, Monash University
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Graduate Student in Cancer Systems Biology, Rice University
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Researcher, Senior Lecturer, Kenyatta University
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Professor, Aged Care Medical Research Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Ageing and Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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