WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- For people with both atrial fibrillation and heart failure, a procedure called ablation can be life-saving, a new clinical trial shows.
Researchers found that when patients received the heart procedure, their risk of dying in the next few years was rou...
(HealthDay News) -- Seniors are at heightened risk of hypothermia, the medical term for low body temperature.
Older adults lose body heat faster than when they were younger, the U.S. National Institute on Aging says.
Hypothermia occurs when a person's body temperature drops to 95 degrees Fahrenhe...
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Various factors can increase a senior's chances of experiencing complications after surgery, but age apparently isn't one of them.
A review of 44 studies that included more than 12,000 people aged 60 and older found that frailty, mental impairment, depres...
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A Mediterranean diet may make seniors less likely to become frail and help them maintain their health and independence, new research suggests.
Frailty -- characterized by weak muscle strength, weight loss and low energy -- is common among seniors. Frail...
Recurring Intestinal Infections on the Rise in U.S.: Study Clostridium difficileis the No. 1 health care-linked infection in America, and some people can't shake it
FRIDAY, July 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- RecurringClostridium difficileintestinal infections are rising sharply in the United State...
Robots May Be Cleaning Your Hospital Room Soon
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals are jumping on a tech trend, enlisting the help of germ-killing robots to tackle a potentially life-threatening but preventable issue: health care-associated infections.
For instance, Vanderbilt...