Harbor Health has acquired dementia care startup Rippl; terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2021, Rippl provides specialised dementia care...
Public healthcare emergencies, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, can drastically disrupt healthcare systems with long-term repercussions. The effects of such healthcare crises are more pronounced in...
New research has found that unintentional weight loss is the most significant individual predictor of fall risk among the common signs of frailty. A research team led...
There is a strong association between an older person’s view of how they are ageing and how well they will physically recover after a fall, according...
New research has revealed that phase angle – a measure of muscle quality – is linked to memory performance and dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults. Over...
There is increasing interest in finding drugs, known as gerotherapeutics, that can slow ageing and help people live longer. Now, metformin, a common diabetes drug, is...
A co-ordinated referral and team-based care models show promise for reducing waiting times for vital hip and knee replacement surgeries, according to new research. In Canada,...
