Caregiving, especially for those finding it harder to care for themselves, remains one of the most important ways to show love to family and friends in our communities. Caregiving is good for the soul ...

Scientists analyzed dozens of studies in which millions of people participated and discovered how many hours of sleep per ...

Health Notes is a weekly feature that highlights health and wellness news in the area. Hospitals and other health related agencies may e-mail items to scappetta@hersamacorn.com. Dementia program at ...

Health Notes is a weekly feature that highlights health and wellness news in the area. Hospitals and other health related agencies may e-mail items to scappetta@hersamacorn.com. The second annual Joel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, making it the seventh leading cause of death globally.

Did you know that social workers were called Friendly Visitors in the late 1800’s? Fast forward to 2019, and social workers are still “friendly visitors” in addition to many other roles. At ...

The number of U.S. adults with dementia is expected to double, from 514,000 in 2020 to 1 million in 2060, according to a study published Jan. 13 in Nature Medicine. Researchers from Baltimore-based ...

Fifty percent of patients who are boarded in the emergency department in 2022 were 65 or older, Louisville Public Media reported April 22. With the number of people over 65 growing by the day, and the ...

A groundbreaking study involving 114,582 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries revealed that adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face significantly higher dementia rates compared to the general ...

SAN ANTONIO — Dementia is a disease that, little by little, takes away one's memory. But research has shown that singing allows those with the disease to have a better quality of life and even better ...