Aged care is that the support provided to older people in their house or in an aged care (nursing) home. It can include help with everyday living, health care, accommodation, and equipment like walking frames ...
In the 90s, Cornell University researchers asked themselves: can mood determine performance? Can a feeling affect the way the brain problem behaves at work, over and above awareness and training? They wanted to check it ...
A new study reveals that cells in the human immune system store coronavirus information, so that they can battle it again. Not every infection is similarly unforgettable for the immune system. But the cells in ...
Dr. Ward offers the following tips to help a senior manage their behavioral health and ensure they are provided with the physical and mental care they require. Organize a medical file, digital or printed, for ...
For all nurses, mental health is an important topic. There’s plenty of facts and guidance for the ancient saying “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” You have probably chosen to help others with nursing. ...
Budgeting is difficult for everyone, particularly those with a fixed income. Senior citizens are increasingly suffering financially after retirement, as they depend solely on the benefits of social security and low investments to achieve ends. ...
Rising the need for social isolation and self-imposed quarantine and the spread of this global pandemic is causing workers to avoid the workplace. The outbreak of COVID-19 left far more people isolated than in a ...
Housing is the biggest burden for the elderly. Beyond staying in a house, most of the elderly need more specialized treatment. It covers expenses, maintenance, and regulation. There is a daycare service for families on ...
Victoria’s hospitals are likely to reach capacity in a matter of weeks, an emergency doctor in Melbourne warned. Dr. Sarah Whitelaw said hospitals were overburdened with a large number of cases of coronavirus as ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) research in Australia received a major boost this week with new funding commitments from MS Western Australia and MS South Australia/Northern Territory taking the amount raised for research in 2020 to around$10.5million, ...
With less than four months of data — the outbreak only emerged in late 2019 — questions about immunity, especially in the long term, are difficult to answer. However, ABC health reporters had a stab ...
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has published hospital admission data, revealing that hospital admissions rose by a median 3.3% each year between 2014–15 and 2018–19, double the increase over the identical period. The MyHospitals update reported 11.5 million hospitalisations in ...
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