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Berlin doctor suspected of killing eight elderly patients

BERLIN: German investigators suspect a Berlin doctor of killing eight elderly patients under his care and setting fire to some of their homes to cover up his crimes, prosecutors said Thursday. The unnamed suspect, 40, who worked in palliative care for a nursing service, was remanded in custody in August on suspicion of killing four women aged 72 to 94 …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

IMS-BHU fast-tracks construction of third National Centre of Ageing in the country

Hindustan Times

The construction of the 200-bed National Centre of Ageing, the third one in the country, has sped up at IMS BHU. IMS-BHU director Prof SN Sankhwar and Prof Anup Singh, head of the department of geriatric medicine, IMS-BHU, and nodal officer for NCA and the National Programme for Healthcare of the Elderly, inspected the construction site and instructed the construction …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Robots created to assist elderly in hospitals pass testing phase patients

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

A mission to care and share

China Daily

Liu Jiali and Savina Sze Yee-man pose for a photo at Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatian, New Territories. CALVIN NG/CHINA DAILY Medical collaboration between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland has taken a big stride forward, with mainland nurses coming to the SAR under an exchange program to take care of elderly patients in local hospitals. Liu, who is …

Elderly Hong Kong Patients Care Hospital Mainland Kong

1 year, 1 month ago

A mission to care and share

China Daily

Liu Jiali and Savina Sze Yee-man pose for a photo at Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatian, New Territories. CALVIN NG/CHINA DAILY Medical collaboration between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland has taken a big stride forward, with mainland nurses coming to the SAR under an exchange program to take care of elderly patients in local hospitals. Liu, who is …

Elderly Hong Kong Patients Care Hospital Mainland Kong

1 year, 8 months ago

World Parkinson's Day 2023: Signs and symptoms of brain disorder in young people

Hindustan Times

Parkinson's disease is generally associated with elderly and the symptoms like tremors, stiffness, and difficulty in coordination is considered signs of an ageing brain. People who have Young Parkinson’s disease may not develop apparent behavioural changes or memory loss which is usually seen in elderly patients. What is Parkinson's Disease and why it affects young people "Parkinson’s Disease is a …

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2 years ago

Elderly COVID-19 patients fill hospital wards in China's major cities

The Hindu

Elderly patients lined the wards of hospitals in major cities in China Thursday as the country battled a wave of COVID-19 cases. Attached to a breathing tube under a pile of blankets, an old man racked with COVID-19 lay groaning on a stretcher in the emergency department of a hospital in central China Thursday. A paramedic at Chongqing Medical University …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Noida polls: E-rickshaws for disabled, postal ballot option for elderly, Covid-19 patients

India Today

E-rickshaws will be made available for persons with disabilities to help them to vote during elections in the three assembly constituencies in Gautam Buddh Nagar, the district administration said on Saturday. For elderly people and COVID-19 positive voters, there will be an option for the postal ballot, District Magistrate Suhas L Yathiraj said. "There are 202 'critical' polling stations in …

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3 years ago

Fears of fresh Omicron restrictions within DAYS

Daily Mail

Fresh Covid restrictions could be imposed within days as ministers put plans in place to recall Parliament during Christmas if cases of the Omicron variant hit 1million a day by the New Year. On another dramatic day of the coronavirus crisis: The Omicron variant has become dominant in London barely two weeks after it was first detected, health chiefs revealed …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Suicide by Ailing Elderly Couple in Gujarat Reignites Debate on Euthanasia

News 18

An elderly couple living in Saraswati Housing Society in Satellite area of Ahmedabad city ended their lives on Thursday by hanging themselves. A five-judge constitution bench headed by the-then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said passive euthanasia and advance living will are “permissible”. The SC had in 2011 recognised passive euthanasia in the Aruna Shanbaug case by which it …

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3 years, 10 months ago

TGA finds Pfizer coronavirus vaccine poses no 'specific' risk to elderly patients

ABC

The Therapeutic Goods Administration says the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine poses "no specific risk" to older patients, after concerns were raised by Norwegian officials following a number of deaths in aged care. Key points: About 30 deaths in Norwegian nursing homes were linked to the Pfizer jab About 30 deaths in Norwegian nursing homes were linked to the Pfizer jab The …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Antibody Drug Itolizumab Lowers Risk of Death in Elderly Covid-19 Patients, Says Cuban Study

News 18

An antibody drug already being used against the coronavirus in Cuba decreased the risk of intensive care admission and death among nursing home residents with moderate COVID-19, according to a small study conducted in the island nation. Researchers, including from Cuba's Center of Molecular Immunology, which developed itolizumab, said timely use of the drug in combination with standard therapy helped …

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Berlin doctor suspected of killing eight elderly patients

IMS-BHU fast-tracks construction of third National Centre of Ageing in the country

Robots created to assist elderly in hospitals pass testing phase patients

A mission to care and share

A mission to care and share

World Parkinson's Day 2023: Signs and symptoms of brain disorder in young people

Elderly COVID-19 patients fill hospital wards in China's major cities

Noida polls: E-rickshaws for disabled, postal ballot option for elderly, Covid-19 patients

Fears of fresh Omicron restrictions within DAYS

Suicide by Ailing Elderly Couple in Gujarat Reignites Debate on Euthanasia

TGA finds Pfizer coronavirus vaccine poses no 'specific' risk to elderly patients

Antibody Drug Itolizumab Lowers Risk of Death in Elderly Covid-19 Patients, Says Cuban Study