Elderly
Research conducted by investigators from the University of South Carolina has uncovered a significant association between childhood sexual abuse and late-life depression in adults living with HIV. According to the study, all forms of childhood sexual abuse were linked to depression in older adults, with the highest risk associated with
Dementia
A recent study published in the BMC Geriatrics journal has provided new insights into the association between white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) within the cholinergic pathways and cognitive impairment in older adults. The research, conducted by a team of scientists from Fudan University, involved a cohort study of 751 non-demented participants,
Comorbidity
New research from the University of Alberta sheds light on the complex relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and comorbid neurocognitive and affective disorders in older adults. According to the study, OSA is a significant risk factor for accelerated cognitive decline and affective disturbances in the aging population, with pervasive
Fraud
A crooked care home owner who stole around £4m from wealthy residents at his luxurious nursing home by exploiting their vulnerabilities, including isolating them from their families and manipulating them with false claims of "magic spells," has been jailed for 17 years. David Barton, who lived a life
Elderly
A Dutch study presented at the 20th European AIDS Conference in Paris compared the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in around 500 older people with HIV with the same number of carefully matched people without HIV over the last decade. The study found that, although the people with HIV reported
Fraud
A Learning Support Educator, Annabelle Azzopardi, has been convicted of money laundering and receiving proceeds of crime for her involvement in an international romance scam targeting an elderly Maltese woman. The scam tricked 70-year-old Maria Fatima Zahra into sending £38,650 to various bank accounts by a man posing as
Fraud
The Baiyin District, Gansu Province of China, has launched an anti-telecom fraud awareness campaign targeting elderly people living alone in the Minqin Street community. The campaign aims to educate the elderly on various scams, including "health product scams," "fake lottery wins," "borrowing money from relatives
Fraud
US Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the launch of an effort known as Save our Seniors (SOS), which targets defendants who prey on and defraud senior citizens. The initiative has resulted in the arrest of eight defendants in seven different criminal complaints, with the defendants responsible for over $11,053,989
Health care industry
United Nations independent expert Claudia Mahler acknowledged Saudi Arabia's advancements in elderly care during her visit to the Kingdom. Mahler noted the availability of comprehensive care services, including home-based and virtual healthcare, digital civil registry, and advanced medical care within prisons. The Kingdom's support for a
Health care industry
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at bolstering pharmacists' ability to serve older Americans in communities with limited access to doctors or medical services. The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act seeks to encourage pharmacists to offer health care
Health care industry
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Chuck Grassley have reintroduced legislation aimed at bolstering pharmacists' ability to provide healthcare services to older Americans in communities with limited access to doctors. The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act seeks to encourage pharmacists to offer health care services, immunizations,
Fraud
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that Felix Mercedes, 35, of Worcester, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a widespread MassHealth fraud scheme involving the stealing of personal information from disabled, elderly, and unhoused individuals to bill for false home health services in the Worcester area. The scheme, which began
