Sexually transmitted infections are becoming more common in older adults. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of syphilis cases among people ages 55 and up increased seven-fold during those 10 years, while gonorrhea cases increased nearly five-fold and chlamydia cases more than tripled during that time. A...
SÃO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his Covid vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store. The federal police indictment released by the Supreme Court alleged that Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into a public health database to make it appear as though the then-president, his 12-year-old daughter and several others in his circle had...
Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader with others potentially in store. The Supreme Court released the police's indictment on Tuesday that alleges Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into the public health database to make it appear as though the then-president, his 12-year-old daughter and several others in his...
New guidelines suggest second dose of newest shot for older and immunocompromised people
Republican lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are possibly being abused or neglected.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect complaint after Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in such deaths, starting in 2019. Shapiro's Department of Aging has balked at the idea raised by Republican lawmakers, who have pressed the department, or the county-level agencies that investigate abuse or neglect complaints, to gather cause of death...
Canadian women aged 65 and older were less likely than men to visit medical specialists and get non-emergency tests, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.
Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted by the country’s federal police on suspicion of fraud over allegations that he falsified Covid-19 vaccination data while he was still president, affiliate CNN Brasil reported Tuesday. Police say the far-right leader allegedly ordered one of his closest aids to enter false vaccination data into the Ministry of Health’s system for himself and his daughter, according to CNN Brasil. “Evidence collected” for the investigation shows Bolsonaro...
Older adults believe that they live more environmentally conscious than the younger generation, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). That opinion holds true when it comes to flying: the statistics agency reports that young adults fly a lot more than older people.They also feel less shame about it than older people. There are also more older adults than young people who have said they are willing to fly less or not at all to help the climate.
Here are some tips to help you avoid falling for a scam, especially when a scammer tries to prey on your affection.
New Delhi, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) India began clinical trials of a vaccine against tuberculosis by the Spanish biopharmaceutical company Biofabri in adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it was reported here. The post India tests vaccine against tuberculosis in adults with HIV first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Preventive health screenings and additional strategies can keep women fit and well as they reach age 40 and beyond.