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How to Help Mom with Bone Fractures Cope with Embarrassing Incontinence

Dear Carol: Recently, my mother, 76, fell and broke a hip, fractured a wrist, and cracked an ankle. She’s in the hospital...

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Could a New Medication Be the Cause of Mom’s Increased Falls?

Dear Carol: My mom's had a lot of health problems in her life, so her prescription list is long. Yet, sure enough,...

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Are People with Advanced Alzheimer’s Aware of Their Surroundings?

Even among medical experts, you will find differing opinions on how much someone with advanced dementia of any type understands. Alzheimer's disease...

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