Elderly
As SA opens up, Karim stresses need to mitigate COVID-19 risk to elderly
With international borders reopening from Thursday, travel is expected to increase but so was the risk for the virus to spread.
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Elderly hardest hit by COVID-19 as lockdown loneliness impacts mental health
Infectious disease specialist, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, said that preventative measures to keep the elderly safe during the pandemic had affected their mental health.
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Fears for elderly as more COVID-19 deaths reported at old age homes
Over the past few weeks, at least five people living at three old age homes have died and others have been infected.
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Attacks on elderly in EC on the rise, say police
Authorities in the province are probing six different cases of murder, assault, rape and robbery in which senior citizens were targeted.
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[OPINION] The agility of the aged
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says there are lessons to be learnt from older people that go far beyond their engaging storytelling.
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NGO to petition Parliament for ‘elderly leave’
Activist Hendri Terblanche is petitioning Parliament next week to allow children to take paid leave to look after their elderly parents or grandparents.
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How well you age depends on what you think of old age
Japan, with the world’s longest lifespans and low birth rates, is at the leading edge of this global demographic shift.
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3 arrested for murder of elderly man in CT
The pensioner was attacked at a filling station on Monday while drawing money.
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As people age, the factors that drive depression may shift
When a risk factor is uncommon among peers, like widowhood or poor health in youth, it can have an outsized effect on depression risk.
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[OPINION] Ageism for Christmas
This festive period, prioritise elderly, sickly parents, says Lisa Sonn. Their needs are mostly ordinary and we can be the difference between a good or bad Christmas.
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Son of elderly rape victim in court for burning suspect's house
This comes after his 68-year-old mother was raped at her home in Pietermaritzburg last week.
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Nurse caught abusing elderly woman back in court
[WARNING] This story contains a video with graphic content.
