by Erin Brohman Two Manitoba couples who have been married for decades are calling on government to help keep them together despite health needs forcing them apart. After 71 years of marriage, Dorothy and Allen Smith have only spent two weeks without each other. That changed in May when Dorothy, 92, was admitted to hospital, then …
BBC News: Australia’s elder abuse scandal ‘beyond belief’
This is by no means just an Australian issue. Elder Abuse issues and cases continue to rise in Canada, the US and the UK. In Canada, there seems to be little interrst or momentum on the part of the Federal government for a National Elder Care Strategy. Wearhousing seniors in long term care facilities also …
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The emotional & physical costs of loneliness & social isolation
Research has shown, again and again, that emotional and physical health are inextricably linked. There are significant health benefits associated with love and friendship, supportive marriages and feelings of gratitude, for example. And there are significant health risks linked to the opposite. A new study, published Monday in the journal Heart, looked at social isolation… via …
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Opioid Epidemic: Health, not economics
In 2017, Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton released an explosive research paper: “Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century.” Following up on research they published in 2015, the duo found that death rates for middle-aged white Americans without a college degree rose significantly between 1999 and 2015. Case and Deaton credited the increase… via …
B.C. Signing On to Health Care Deal
B.C. signing health-care deal with federal government, including money for opioid crisis http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bc-federal-health-funding-deal-1.3987944 Shared via the CBC News Android App
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