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Hip Fractures, an Age-Old, Old Age Misery
In the U.S, there are 300,000 hip fractures a year in people 65 and older, and that number is going up.⚠️ You need to log into — or first create — an account to view this content or leave a comment.
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Giving Shingles the Short Shrift: New vaccine could make shingles just a bad memory.
There aren’t too many non-lethal conditions more dreadful than shingles, also known as varicella zoster. Although shingles can be lethal too if the host is …⚠️ You need to log into — or first create — an account to view this content or leave a comment.
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Our Memory Impaired Society
The stats are sobering. 5.4 million Americans are currently afflicted with dementia. One in eight adults over 65. There is no known effective prevention or …⚠️ You need to log into — or first create — an account to view this content or leave a comment.