We are bursting with self-esteem in our 50s and 60s
Did you believe that young people feel like they are on top of the world? No, it's the seniors who rule the roost.
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Archive: 20/10/2017
Improving care transitions for patients
Disruptions in care and poor communication can affect the one in four Medicare patients who move from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after a hospitalization for an acute illness. But there are several untapped ...
Oct 20, 2017
Madagascar plague deaths hit 94, 1,100 suspected cases: WHO
The death toll from a plague outbreak in Madagascar has risen to 94, with the number of suspected cases jumping to more than 1,100, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Oct 20, 2017
2 dead, 9 sick in suspected mushroom poisoning in Denmark
Danish police say two children have died and nine other family members have been hospitalized with signs of poisoning, reportedly after eating toxic mushrooms.
Oct 20, 2017
Treating depression—an expert discusses risks, benefits of ketamine
Up to a third of patients with depression don't respond to traditional forms of treatment. For those patients, the dark fog that hovers over their lives feels like it will never lift. But a new treatment called ketamine has ...
Oct 20, 2017
CAR-T immunotherapy may help blood cancer patients who don't respond to standard treatments
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of the first centers nationwide to offer a new immunotherapy that targets certain blood cancers. Newly approved ...
Oct 20, 2017
Study finds aging alone could strain individual, system
As more adults face old age alone, society needs to rethink its approach to health and elder care before this demographic shift puts further strain on an already taxed system, according to one Western researcher.
Oct 20, 2017
