A new study finds that older adults who are socioeconomically disadvantaged have greater odds of functional impairment and probable dementia after an ICU stay….
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
The public health repercussions of contracting COVID-19 have been front-and-center for months. Beyond the disease’s physical effects, researchers say that its psychological toll may…
The National Center for Health Statistics attributes 266,000 deaths per year to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Upwards of 120,000 of those per…
As COVID-19 spreads, the risk of the elderly and people with dementia being hospitalized for the disease increases—not to mention all the other medical…
A few years ago, I had a minor heart attack. I had persistent soreness in my upper left back and, on a whim, I…
Dementia patients exhibiting signs of delirium may actually be suffering without being able to explain their pain, according to a new study from researchers…