Identifying the abuse of older people SPONSORED: GPs, clinicians, and health professionals play an important role in identifying and potentially preventing this abuse.
Simple swaps key to preventing hip fractures From diet shifts to limiting alcohol, small changes can have an exponential impact on increasing bone density, research has revealed.
Study links frailty risk with obesity Routine assessment of BMI is a fundamental part of reducing the risk of frailty in older age, according to both new research and a local expert.
Fractures can be deadly. Why is preventive action rare? What’s your skeletal age? It may well be much older than your date of birth – especially if you have osteoporosis or a fracture.
Ageing prison population means new health concerns Nearly one in four people in Australian prisons are aged 45 and over. How do their healthcare needs differ?
Filling gaps in care for housebound patients Daytime home visits for older patients are rare in Australia. One GP wants that to change.
Aged care must prepare for coronavirus: Experts With older people most at risk, Australia’s aged care facilities urgently need better infection control ahead of any outbreak.
Self-reporting and close monitoring of alcohol use for older patients Older people may be unaware of the potential risks when combining alcohol and commonly prescribed medications, according to new study findings.
‘Tale of neglect’: Aged care royal commission delivers damning report Australia is failing its elderly, with the interim report into aged care branding the sector a ‘sad and shocking system that diminishes Australia as a nation’.
The heart disease type that’s bucking downward trends Rates of heart disease death in Australia are in decline – except for those caused by atrial fibrillation, a condition that often flies under the radar.