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Blood pressure drugs double the risk of bone fractures in older adults

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Healthcare workers have urged for a greater duty of care with older adults who start taking common blood pressure medicines, with a new study highlighting that they’re more than twice as likely to experience fall-related fractures after commencing trea… Continue reading Blood pressure drugs double the risk of bone fractures in older adults→

Portable AirLift takes the muscle out of single-worker health care

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Nursing can be a physically taxing job – particularly when it comes to patient transfers – and it’s over-represented in workplace injury statistics. With the nursing workforce getting older, and more and more in-home care being done by just one worker,… Continue reading Portable AirLift takes the muscle out of single-worker health care→