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A basic function of an emergency department is triage: deciding between which patients need immediate attention and those who have less urgent problems. According to a new study, emergency department triage nurses underestimated the severity of the conditions of 22.5% of seniors.
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Being able to recognize the 21 early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease is an important part of taking care of an aging parent or other loved one. The following article is a list of the 21 warning signs and a scoring system to determine whether your parent may be beginning to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
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In 2009, the federal government predicted that health care reform would strengthen the care that US seniors would receive. The prediction appears to have come true, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that more seniors are seeing reduced costs through expanded access to free preventive can and discounts on brand-name drugs.
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Research shows fathers will not ask for help, but new quiz helps local families to decide if fathers need help.
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An audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found the U.S. Medicare program improperly spent more than $3 million in 2007 and 2008 to buy Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs for senior citizens.
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Findings from researchers shows elderly trauma victims are not receiving the same quality of care as younger victims of injury. The study identifies ways to improve treatment of elders who are victims of head injuries and falls, and found to be primarily women.
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A new study released by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) has found that, across the nation, nursing facility care has been underfunded by Medicaid by about $5.6 billion. The financial difficulties have caused closures of nursing homes, primarily in minority and poor communities.
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Early 1950’s American singer Eddie Fisher passed away late Wednesday evening at his California home after suffering complications from a recent hip surgery. It is reported that Mr. Fisher, 82, broke his hip 13 days ago. Zsa Zsa Gabor is another Hollywood celebrity to recently have complications after hip surgery.
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Are you eligible for the $250 "doughnut hole" rebate? Watch out for potential scammers. The first round of rebate checks were mailed June 10th. Each month a new round of checks will be mailed to qualifying beneficiaries who reach the donut hole.
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A new Canadian study warns that older adults who take the widely prescribed antibiotic TMP-SMX, a combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (brand name Bactrim, Septra, or Sulfatrim) used to treat urinary tract infections, are at an increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening high potassium levels.
