Many Older Patients Can Ditch Common Thyroid Drug, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- A quarter of older adults on hypothyroidism medication were able to wean off of it while maintaining ...
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Older adults in India at 12% higher depression risk when children unemployed: LASI data
The study provides a unique picture of how families are affected when adult children fall out of the labour market, ...
There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care
Geriatricians are trained to see the bigger picture of ageing. They don’t just treat individual diseases – they also focus ...
Indian youths rank 60 in 84-nation mental health study, older people perform better
The report, which uses data from over one million internet-enabled respondents across 84 nations in 2024 and 2025, also looks ...
Survey shows older adults with chronic health conditions are hit hard by shingles
Indians above 50, living with cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, or diabetes, are vulnerable to the painful effects of shingles, ...
Shingles vaccine may also slow down biological ageing in older adults, study finds
The results provide insights into possible mechanisms behind how one’s immune system health interacts with ageing processes, the researchers said ...
Older Mothers Less Likely to Have Kids With Allergies
(MedPage Today) -- Children born when their mother was older appeared less likely to develop allergic conditions early in life, ...
Immunising India’s older population: closing the vaccination gap
Unlike in many high-income countries, where adult immunisation is embedded in primary care and geriatric services, in India, it is ...
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
(MedPage Today) -- Let's be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at ...
Waist-to-height ratio better than BMI at detecting obesity risk in older adults: Study
The study explored whether obesity trends were driven mainly by ageing, environmental factors, or generational differences Source: www.thehindu.com Medical Disclaimer: ...