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  U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic

  After U.S. pregnancy deaths soared in 2021, they are on track to drop to...

  • Posted March 16, 2023
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  Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors’ Risk of Falling

  Nearly one-third of older people fall each year, most of them in their own...

  • Posted March 13, 2023
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  Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women

  While older women are treated for falls more often than elderly males, men are...

  • Posted March 10, 2023
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  More Than 3 Million ‘Calico Critters’ Toys Recalled After Choking Deaths to 2 Kids

  Calico Critters animal figures and sets that were sold with bottle and pacifier accessories...

  • Posted March 9, 2023
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  Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger

  Opioids pose the greatest poison risk to children in the United States, accounting for...

  • Posted March 8, 2023
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  Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia

  America’s aging population means that more families are soon going to be grappling with...

  • Posted March 3, 2023
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  What Exactly Is Hospice Care?

  When former President Jimmy Carter recently entered home hospice care after many years of...

  • Posted March 1, 2023
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  For-Profit Hospices Often Deliver Worse Care: Study

  Patients spending the end of their lives in for-profit hospices receive substantially worse care...

  • Posted February 27, 2023
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  Many Seniors Shunned In-Home Care During Pandemic, Worsening Health

  TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its...

  • Posted January 31, 2023
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  Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren’t Trained

  Intravenous (IV) lines are generally associated with medical centers — picture a patient in...

  • Posted January 23, 2023
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