Surgery

Caring For Those in Chronic Pain: How Spouses Cope

Traditional marriage vows generally contain the words “through sickness and in health.” For some couples, chronic sickness in the form of a...

In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...

Note: The study referred to here is older because this is an older article. However, the message of the article to use...

A few months ago, a gerontologist told us her story about how she coped as a family caregiver when her father developed...

Note: While more is known now about hospital delirium, there is still not enough done to prevent hospital delirium or quickly treat...

Note: More is known now about the downfalls of surgery on older adults, yet some are still undergoing surgery that leaves them...

Some Seniors Are Prone to Chronic Complaining: If an aging loved one has always been abrasive, complaining may be the only way...

Note: This is an older article so the types of anesthesia have (in some cases) changed. That said, it’s clear that undergoing...