Health Conditions

Covid 19 Toolkits and Checklists

The CDC recently published its Covid 19 One Stop Shop Toolkits. Click here for its page on Older Adults. Click…

3 years ago

NIH: Electrical Brain Maps Help Understand Migranes

The National Institutes on Health reported, in a post by Dr. Francis Collins, that "One of life’s greatest mysteries is…

3 years ago

NGA Webinar: Is it Alzheimer’s or Normal Aging (August 26, 2021)

The National Guardianship Association announced a date correction for the following event: Is it Alzheimer's or Normal Aging Thursday, August 26,…

3 years ago

NIH New Release: Scientists discover a new genetic form of ALS in children

In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institutes of…

3 years ago

Mysteries of Mental Illness (PBS Video)

On June 22, 2021, PBS will air Mysteries of Mental Illness. It explores the story of mental illness in science…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 5-31-2021 (Including link to the National Memorial Day Concert)

On May 31, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Health & Human Services, wrote to Celebrate Older American's Month by…

3 years ago

NIH Special Issue of News in Health

The National Institutes of Health recently published its News in Health Special Issue Collecting Popular Stories from past issues that…

3 years ago

Recent Round Up – Week of May 24, 2021

Administration for Community Living releases 2020 Profile of Older Americans. The Profile of Older Americans is an annual summary of…

3 years ago

Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosing and Stages

From UCTV: Dr. Geroges Naasan explores the principal clinical syndromes of Alzheimer's Disease: memory, visual, language and frontal/executive. He also…

3 years ago

Nursing Assessment: Head-to-Toe (Video)

The head-to-toe assessment in nursing is an important physical health assessment that nurses perform. In a nursing home, 42 CFR…

3 years ago