A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with ...

Cottle: The majority of long-term care — if you’re talking about chronic illness or just age or somebody to watch a parent ...

A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with trazodone, commonly used to treat depression and sleep problems, rather than ...

The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive ...

After surgery, some older adults don't simply recover—they unravel. Confusion, inattention, and agitation can set in, a condition known as postoperative delirium. For patients already living with ...

Elderly people who experience hallucinations of deceased friends or family members could be showing signs of dementia with acute delirium, a psychiatrist said, urging relatives to help them seek ...

Good Samaritan’s ACE unit pilot helps older patients stay active, engaged and safer during hospital stays — and could expand ...

Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying laws allow patients to request a painless death if an assessor agrees their terminal ...

Balhan did not know it then, but her dad’s experience at the hospital is so common it has a name: ER boarding. One in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where a gun had been fired in a patient’s room on Monday morning. Officers said that an ...

The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office has arrested a man and three juveniles in connection with a home invasion that left an elderly man hospitalized Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to a ...

Dramatic video has emerged showing an elderly couple who were killed in the Bondi Beach shooting trying to stop and disarm one of the gunmen. The dashcam video, which was shared on social media ...