Hypothermia in Elderly Adults: Symptoms to Watch For
Hypothermia is an emergency medical condition that occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, resulting...
Continue ReadingHypothermia is an emergency medical condition that occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, resulting...
Continue ReadingRemember that friend in high school who fainted the day you typed your blood in biology class? Then you are...
Continue ReadingFor most healthy adults, swallowing is reflexive, something you don’t have to think about. But after reaching a certain age,...
Continue ReadingWith the aroma of comfort meals filling homes and strings of colorful lights hanging to brighten up winter’s dreariness, it’s...
Continue ReadingAn elderly person making grunting noises might be doing it for a thousand different reasons. In fact, vocally disruptive behavior...
Continue ReadingCellulitis is a bacterial infection common in middle-aged and older adults. It spreads throughout the skin and affects deeper fat...
Continue ReadingAre you up and down all night traipsing to the bathroom? Do you wonder if elderly peeing all night is...
Continue ReadingItchy skin, also known as pruritus, can be quite annoying and debilitating. This is common in older adults because skin...
Continue ReadingRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that causes swelling, pain, stiffness, discomfort, and loss of function in the joints...
Continue ReadingRehab for Elderly Patients After Hospital Stay: What To Know After a stay in the hospital, it’s understandable to have...
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