Knee osteoarthritis is a painful condition that affects over 14 million U.S. adults, many of whom have extreme obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI) greater than 40kg/m2. Total knee replacement (TKR) is often recommended ...
Nearly every older adult was prescribed a prescription drug that increased their risk of falls in 2017, according to new University at Buffalo research. The study found that the percentage of adults 65 and older ...
On World Water Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its strategy on water, sanitation and hygiene as part of joint efforts by the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) ...
Ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths, and cost economies billions: report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes ...
People living with dementia have yet to hear from the Federal Government that dementia will be a core focus of the reform of the aged care system. At a Parliamentary Friends of Dementia event in ...
Keeping mothers and newborns together could save more than 125,000 lives. New research from WHO and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting the quality of care given to small and sick newborns, ...
Some countries in the European Union have temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure based on reports of rare blood coagulation disorders in persons who had received the vaccine. ...
The fund has raised more than US$ 242 million from more than 661 000 individuals, corporations, and other organizations to support WHO and partners’ global COVID-19 response. The fund helps WHO to deploy lifesaving supplies, ...
Read Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s full statement about the new funding for Australia’s COVID-19 response: The Government will invest more than $1.1 billion to extend our successful national COVID-19 health response and suppression strategy until ...
ACH Group is a not-for-profit aged care organisation that has been offering services to support good lives for older people in South Australia since 1952. When Faye injured her foot at home, she called out ...
Younger women among those most at risk of experiencing violence. Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners. Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around ...
SANE Australia welcomes the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, and says bipartisan support is vital if the report recommendations are to be implemented successfully and make a difference to ...
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