May 12, 2025 · Ageing presents both challenges and opportunities. It will increase demand for primary health care and long-term care, require a larger and better trained workforce, intensify …

May 24, 2019 · “Elderly people deserve the highest respect,” says Dr. Paloma Gómez-Campelo, a psychologist and researcher, Assistant Director of the Hospital La Paz Institute for Health …

Jan 10, 2025 · Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the viruses that causes the common cold (upper respiratory infection). It usually makes people only mildly sick, but it can make …

Oct 20, 2023 · Fact sheet on mental health and older adults providing key facts and information on risk factors, dementia , depression, treatment and care strategies, WHO response.

The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector …

Jun 15, 2024 · Overview. The abuse of older people, also known as elder abuse, is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an …

Jun 16, 2020 · COVID-19 is changing older people’s daily routines, the care and support they receive, their ability to stay socially connected and how they are perceived.

Oct 26, 2020 · WHO defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.”

Jul 29, 2021 · This advocacy brief on social isolation and loneliness among older people highlights the growing public health and policy concern about these issues, which have been …

Mar 17, 2008 · The report describes the magnitude of falls, a framework for prevention and the challenges faced to tackle this problem. It also includes examples of effective interventions.