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Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural hazard. Here’s why it’s important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer. 
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Tai chi moves can be easily learned and executed by people of all ages and states of health, even elderly people in wheelchairs.
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People over 60, and especially over 80, are particularly vulnerable to severe or fatal infection. Here are some steps to reduce their risk.
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When very old patients suffer cardiac arrest, doctors usually try to revive them — even if they were already near death.
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Steve Jardine has seen older, retired men doing nothing but "waiting for the grim reaper to come to their door".
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Can an app bring together two of the most isolated age groups – students and seniors? ‘It’s important to connect with generations above and below,’ users say
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Because of their sedative effect, antipsychotic medications are often used – in fact they are over-used – to "manage" people with dementia. This is against clinical guidelines.
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The pandemic has become a plague of the elderly, with nearly 9 out of 10 deaths in people 65 or older.
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The World Health Organization's director-general warns of 'moral decay' as some focus on the coronavirus being a contagion that just kills the elderly.
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Crises can elicit compassion, but they can also evoke callousness. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve witnessed communities coming together (even as they have sometimes been physically forced apart), and we’ve seen individuals engaging in simple acts of kindness to remind the sick and quarantined that they are not forgotten. Yet from some quarters, we’ve also seen a degree of cruelty that is truly staggering.
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Expanding suicide prevention frameworks to include aged care residents, aligning nursing home life with community living, and improving residents' access to mental heath services will be key.
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Hot weather can make chronic health conditions, most commonly experienced by older people, more difficult to manage. So it's a good idea to look out for older friends and relatives this summer.
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Having a pet that requires daily physical activity can be motivation to go for a walk, but unfortunately leash-dependent dog walking increases fracture risk in older adults.
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