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• Amid Lockdowns, Online Exercise Classes Help Seniors Feel Less Alone
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• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
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• Ask Grandma to Dance to Boost Her Mood And Strengthen Your Bonds
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• Bedside 'Sitters' May Not Prevent Hospital Falls
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Does Race Play a Part in ICU Outcomes?
• Does Size Matter? Volume of Brain Area Not Always Tied to Memory, Thinking
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People
• Even a Little Activity Keeps Aging Brains From Shrinking, Study Shows
• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
• Fall Risk Rises Even in Alzheimer's Early Stages
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• For a Longer Life, Stay in School, Study Suggests
• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
• Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
• Growing Up in U.S. 'Stroke Belt' Bad for the Brain Later in Life
• Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors
• Healthy 'Mediterranean Diet' Is Good for Your Microbiome
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• High-Dose Vitamin D Won't Prevent Seniors' Falls: Study
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
• How to Stay Safe From Falls, Freezing This Winter
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Life Expectancy in U.S. Increases for First Time in 4 Years
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home
• Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New Disabilities
• Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
• Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
• Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show
• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Only 1 in 5 Have Fast Access to State-of-the-Art Stroke Care
• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
• Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Racism Linked to Faster Aging Among Blacks
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
• Seniors, Getting Off the Sofa Brings Big Health Benefits
• Sepsis Causes Far More Deaths Worldwide Than Thought
• Serious Eye Problems Common in People With Parkinson's
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Simple Tweak to Hospital Computer Program Cuts Opioid Prescriptions
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Sleepy Seniors Have Higher Health Risks
• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
• Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER
• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs
• Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
• Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• With Macular Degeneration, 1 Missed Visit to Eye Doc Can Mean Vision Loss
• Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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