The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) answers your questions: Q: I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms A: You can be with others after3 days with no fever and your symptoms improved, and 10 days since symptoms first appeared Depending on your healthcare provider’s advice and availability of… Continue reading When You Can Be around Others if You Had or Think It Likely You Had COVID 19
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COVID-19: Caring for a Patient at Home
Most people who get sick with COVID-19 will have only mild illness and should recover at home, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Care at home can help stop the spread of COVID-19 and help protect people who are at risk for getting seriously ill from the virus. However, adults and people… Continue reading COVID-19: Caring for a Patient at Home
Mental Wellness for Seniors
As our loved ones get older, the primary concern often is how to handle their growing physical limitations, like not being able to maintain a home as well as they used to or get around easily by themselves. However, it’s also important that mental wellness issues be recognized and coped with. Roughly 20% of all… Continue reading Mental Wellness for Seniors
In-Person Contact May Protect Vets Against PTSD and Depression
Having regular in-person contact appears to protect against depression and PTSD in veterans, but Facebook contact might not be beneficial. The results of the study, by Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health and Science University researchers, will appear in the Jan. 15, 2019 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders. “When we… Continue reading In-Person Contact May Protect Vets Against PTSD and Depression
10 Ways to Stay Active
Maintaining an active lifestyle is good for people of all ages. . For seniors, staying active can bring a number of benefits. These include better mood and feelings; lowered risk of stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer; enhanced ability to learn, think and make decisions; and enhanced appreciation of one’s… Continue reading 10 Ways to Stay Active
Marriage May Help Stave Off Dementia
Marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, according to a new analysis. The synthesis of the available evidence was published online in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Lifelong single people and widowers are at heightened risk of developing the disease, the findings indicate, although single status may no longer be quite the… Continue reading Marriage May Help Stave Off Dementia
A Personal Treatment for Depression
An innovative psychological treatment can help older people who are suffering from lower-severity depression and prevent more severe depression, say researchers at the University of York, in the UK. Depression is common amongst older people, with one in seven meeting the criteria for full-blown depression. Older people at the greatest risk of depression are those… Continue reading A Personal Treatment for Depression
Understanding Hearing Loss
Millions of people suffer from hearing loss, but how much do you know about this condition? Here, the experts from SeniorHealth, a division of the National Institutes of Health, explain the basics: A common problem, hearing loss is caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. The hearing process is complex, involving the ear’s ability to… Continue reading Understanding Hearing Loss
New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors
Experts have issued new guidelines for people visiting hospital patients with infectious diseases. The recommendations were published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). “Visitors have initiated or been involved in healthcare-associated infection outbreaks, but it is unknown to what extent this occurs in the… Continue reading New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors
Can Having a Lot of Friends Make You Healthier?
There are many benefits to being supported by a strong social network. But can having more friends actually make you healthier? Yes, according to research done at Concordia University in Monrtreal that shows that social relationships affect not only our mental but also our physical wellbeing. The study was published in January 2015 Annals of… Continue reading Can Having a Lot of Friends Make You Healthier?
Hearing Loss and Depression
By Dr. Carol Meyers Living with hearing loss means a lot more than just not being able to hear as well as you once did. It turns socializing into a chore, simple conversations into misunderstandings, and formerly enjoyable events into activities you would rather avoid. The more you withdraw from life the greater your susceptibility… Continue reading Hearing Loss and Depression