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Managing wandering behaviors in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

In United States each year over 125,000 people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia become critical wanderers. Although wandering is common

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospita Review) The FDA issued a warning April 24 against using hydroxychloroquine outside of a hospital

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of everyone especially for older folks. For those individuals who are hospitalized or

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) More than half of U.S. states will have to significantly step up their Covid-19 testing

(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a

(By Priya Chidambaram for Kaiser Family Foundation) COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people who reside or work in long-term

(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) Results from the first studies designed to determine how widely the coronavirus

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group is working with Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the University of Minnesota in

(By Syndey Lupkin for NPR) The coronavirus pandemic has renewed concerns about the dependence of the United States on other

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical”