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Apr 13, 2020 RWJBarnabas Health's Dr. Jessica Israel Discusses Strategies to Help Overcome Anxiety Senior Health

In times like this, anxiety is normal. Breaking away from the unsettling and unknown and recalling other times of resilience can help, says Dr. Jessica Israel , Corporate Chair, Geriatrics, and Senior Vice President, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at ...

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Mar 23, 2020 How Do We Help Older Adults During Pandemic? Senior Health

As we practice social distancing to help limit the spread of COVID-19, questions emerge, such as "Should my mom stay home, or should she stay with me?" To help you get a better understanding, Dr. Jessica Israel , Corporate Chair, Geriatrics, and Senior ...

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Mar 17, 2020 What Older Adults Need To Know About Coronavirus (COVID-19) Senior Health

Jessica L. Israel, MD , Senior Vice President of Geriatrics and Palliative for RWJBarnabas Health What is coronavirus or COVID-19? Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that we have known about for a long time. There are 7 types, with most of them only ...

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Dec 22, 2019 Better Balance Senior Health

At the James and Sharon Maida Geriatrics Institute, physical therapy can help seniors avoid falls. Every year, more than one in four people over age 65 falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Unfortunately, one out of five ...

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Dec 22, 2019 Comprehensive Elder Care Senior Health

The geriatric health center offers an array of services for seniors and their families. When 87-year-old David Breslin had trouble breathing recently, he saw Sana Riaz, MD, MBBS , the newest geriatrician at the Geriatric Health Center at Monmouth Medical ...

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Dec 18, 2019 “Seniorizing” Your House – How to Keep Your Loved Ones Safe at Home Senior Health

Ten thousand people in the United States turn 65 every single day and this will continue until 2030. As we all get older, we become more susceptible to complications with our health. Common health issues that occur in older adults include memory loss or ...

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Dec 12, 2019 When an Infection Turns Deadly Senior Health

At Monmouth Medical Center, healthcare professionals are focused on diagnosing sepsis early and treating it aggressively. Most of us don’t worry about contracting an infection because it can usually be cured with antibiotics. But sometimes the immune ...

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Oct 8, 2019 Special Attention for Seniors Senior Health

A growing geriatric care team finds new ways to understand the needs of older patients Loved ones should know that when they visit an elderly friend or relative at Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC), they might not find their loved one in their hospital ...

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May 10, 2019 Better Care for Older Adults Senior Health

Healthcare providers are taking a fresh look at how to treat the elderly An elderly man who’d been admitted to the hospital was disoriented. “He thinks he’s talking to his father, who died years ago,” the man’s daughter told his doctor. “Does this mean he ...

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