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Over the past decade, dementia has jumped from the fourth to the second leading cause of death in Australia – and for Australian women it
A new study has found that adults over 84 years who eat more protein are less likely to suffer disability, which is a significant problem
If you ask the average young person how old is ‘old’, they would say over 50. Ask an older person and they would say over
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The appalling, substandard quality of residential aged care in Australia hit the limelight in recent years after staff spoke out and sparked a much needed
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