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The gap between the social connection someone has and the connection they want, in later life. Key takeaways Linked to: higher risk of heart disease,...
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Bladder and bowel control, and the treatable conditions that affect it. Bladder leakage is very common, rarely talked about, and treatable — and the u...
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Bladder and bowel control, and the treatable conditions that affect it. Key takeaways First-line for stress incontinence: pelvic floor muscle exercise...
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The practical steps that help people keep living safely in their own homes. Loss of independence often follows a fall or an acute illness, and both ca...
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The practical steps that help people keep living safely in their own homes. Key takeaways Occupational therapy: can assess your home and daily tasks;...
Continue Reading : Staying Independent: Common Questions Answered Eating well as appetite, taste and circumstances change with age. Undernutrition is common, easy to miss, and contributes to frailty , falls and slow...
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Eating well as appetite, taste and circumstances change with age. Key takeaways Vitamin D, ages 51 to 70: 600 IU (15 mcg) daily Vitamin D, over 70: 80...
Continue Reading : Nutrition in Later Life: The Questions People Actually Ask The changes in older skin that affect fragility, healing and infection risk. Thinner skin tears easily and heals slowly, and pressure sores can start...
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The changes in older skin that affect fragility, healing and infection risk. Key takeaways Pressure sores (bedsores): can develop within hours to days...
Continue Reading : Skin in Later Life: The Questions People Actually Ask Recording your wishes for medical care and naming who will decide for you, while you are able to. Decisions get made either way, and recording your wi...
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Recording your wishes for medical care and naming who will decide for you, while you are able to. Key takeaways Advance directives: legal documents su...
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Infections passed on through sexual contact, many of which cause no symptoms. Most chlamydia causes no symptoms, which means testing rather than sympt...
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Infections passed on through sexual contact, many of which cause no symptoms. Key takeaways Most commonly reported bacterial STI in the US: chlamydia...
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The available methods of preventing pregnancy and how they compare in practice. The difference between perfect use and typical use is large for the me...
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The available methods of preventing pregnancy and how they compare in practice. Key takeaways Most effective methods: the implant and IUDs, hormonal a...
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