Tag: elderly
Are the Elderly Losing the Battle Against COVID-19?
Ever since its emergence in December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 has taken the world by storm, killing numerous people around the world. The geriatric [more…]
Geriatric Nurses: Guardians of the Elderly?
Silver hairs, sunken eyes and wrinkled faces – The human race is an interesting creation of God. It begins to take breath in the [more…]
Caring for the Elderly: Little Things Can Help a Lot
As people age, most of them want desperately to stay in their own home. They may have been in it for 40 or 50 years, [more…]
Chemotherapy in Advanced Age – Weighing a Hefty Cost against Slim Odds of Success
Elderly patients are predicted to represent, in the near future, the largest group of cancer patients.
Creating Support Systems for the Ill and Elderly: The Crucial Role of Family
During my clinical rotation at a senior citizen home in a local community in Karachi, I got a chance to meet and interview an 80 [more…]
