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Stomach Tubes to Feed Elderly Often Unnecessary, May Be Harmful
Feeding tubes surgically implanted into the stomach are coming under growing criticism in medical care for the elderly, even as their use among the frail, terminally ill and often demented patients has...
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Best Feed Tube Decisions Require Tough Choices
A blunt description of stomach tube surgery might go something like this: A doctor is going to poke a hole in your elderly aunt’s stomach and stick a feeding tube in it, and liquid formula will be...
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Dementia is not a disease, but rather a collection of symptoms stemming from brain deterioration that occurs as people age. Alzheimer’s disease and small repetitive strokes known as vascular dementia...
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Often Futile Procedure Remains Common
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics-UIHC Building. Photo by Cheryl C. Berry. [dropcap]N[/dropcap]o one can point to a single culprit or clear explanation for why the medical profession continues...
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Care Aimed Specifically At Alzheimer’s Patients At This Iowa Care Center
Not all care centers have prohibitions against dementia patients. Some, in fact, are designed specifically for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. One example is Arbor Springs, in West Des Moines, where...
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‘Alzheimer’s Tsunami’ Threatens Growing Dementia Care Demand As Medicaid...
Listen to the Podcast Several times a week, Lou Stepanek drives to the Hiawatha Care Center in Iowa to spend time with someone who hasn’t seemed to recognize him for more than a decade: his wife. “We...
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Readers Favor Public Safety, Health Matters For Top 2017 IowaWatch Stories
LISTEN TO THE IOWAWATCH CONNECTION PODCAST IowaWatch reporters covered a wide range of topics throughout the year, with stories focusing on how law enforcement officials handle their public safety...
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