June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. And this year, a new Australian report was released on this very subject. After a 15 month investigation by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), the Elder Abuse—A National Legal Response was presented. In it was 43 different recommendations of law reform to help protect older...
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Recent Heart Week data found that almost 15% of Australians had high blood pressure, placing them at an increased risk of heart disease over the coming years.
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Patients in hospitals that employ more educated nurses have better survival rates, according to new research out of the US. The higher the proportion of college educated nurses in a hospital, the higher the survival rate, the research showed, with the strongest increase in survival recorded for patients living with dementia. In 2010, the...
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