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Age-Friendly Berkshires Celebrates Action Plan Launch
Nearly 100 volunteers, supporters and collaborators attended an event at Berkshire Hills Country Club to celebrate the launch of an action plan for Age-Friendly Berkshires...
3 hours ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
7 Tips to Reduce the Risks of Bone Fractures
Over 6.8 million bone fractures diagnosed every year. Seniors are at a particularly high risk of suffering from bone fractures. The International Osteoporosis Foundation...
5 hours ago - HealthWorks Collective
Boston Food Resource Maps Aim to Provide Better Access to Healthy Meal Options
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's Office of Food Access has created food resource maps in six languages for each of the city's neighborhoods with a goal of improving the availability...
15 hours ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative - 2 articles
Empagliflozin Reduced Liver Fat in Type 2 Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Empagliflozin, a treatment for type 2 diabetes patients, was found to reduce liver fat in patients with both diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , according to the...
21 hours ago - Modern Medicine - 2 articles
Four Ways to Help Pharmacy Technicians Improve Job Performance
If you are struggling to engage and motivate your pharmacy technicians, making some small changes can help. Here are some tips. Start a Mentoring Program. Shane P. Desselle...
21 hours ago - Modern Medicine
Scotland's highest paid doctors mainly men
BBC research finds just 15 out of 100 of the highest paid senior doctors in Scotland are women.
1 day ago - BBC
Vaginal mesh surgery: NHS releases new figures
England's most senior doctor is told to urgently respond to new data on vaginal mesh surgeries.
2 days ago - BBC
Application of Assessment Metrics for an Academic Department Faculty Development Program
Faculty development is increasingly seen as a cornerstone of career sustainability in academic medicine, pediatrics, and other disciplines. Many current senior academic medical...
2 days ago - The Journal of Pediatrics
VIDEO: Start reimbursement strategy early in development process
WASHINGTON - At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit at ASCRS, Greg Kunst, Glaukos senior director of global market access and business development, discusses when and how to...
6 days ago - Healio
Food Delivery Programs May Reduce Senior Healthcare Costs
Ensuring that vulnerable elderly are well-fed could trim their healthcare costs, especially for emergency-room visits, U.S. researchers say. Reuters Health Information
7 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
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Concussions of Severe Type can Increase the Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Concussions from Football and accidental injury can increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, finds a new study. These injuries from the concussion have been linked to 56...
A single concussion increases Parkinson's risk by more than 50%, study warns
The study of Army veterans shows that people who diagnosed with a mild concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, have a 56 percent increased risk of developing the illness.
Skin implant creates an artificial 'mole' if people are at a high risk of...
Researchers from ETH Zurich in Basel created an implant that is triggered by high calcium to produce melanin, the pigment which causes a skin tan, moles and freckles. Calcium...
'Healthy' toddler, 3, is battling a devastating condition similar to ALZHEIMER'S
Single mother Elaine Fisher, 38, of Dudley, West Midlands, has been left 'mourning' following the heartbreaking diagnosis of her daughter, Holly, with Niemann-Pick Type C.
"Beet" it! A compound found in this superfood may help slow Alzheimer's
You can now add one more benefit to eating beets - that is, slowing down the progress of Alzheimer's disease. According to a study, the extracts of beets contain a compound...
Early Warning Signs of Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a tricky disease, in that the first symptoms don't even develop until 80% of the damage that causes the disease has already occurred. As a result...
ZEISS Cataract & Refractive Clinical Cases
ZEISS Cataract & Refractive Clinical Cases As a world innovation leader in optics and one of the most respected brands in medical technology ZEISS shares on a regular basis...
The father battling Alzheimer's at 45
Matt Oliver, from Dallas, was just 41 when doctors diagnosed him with the crippling, memory-robbing disease that usually strikes the elderly.
Reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's by walking FAST and OFTEN
In 2015, at least 47 million people worldwide had dementia, a memory problem that often greatly affects an individual's ability to accomplish daily tasks. While the most common...
Retirement Planning: Early Retirement Decisions You Won't Regret
Making early retirement decisions helps us proactively create the life we want, rather than living choices made by default. Everyone hopes to live a life that ends with few or...