Elderly

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

Weak brain stimulation and therapeutic games are not just a way to pass the time, according to British, Canadian and Italian researchers

After causing an uproar on the internet, the organizers apologized and said that they were shocked at what they heard and "did not expect this to happen."

To those of you still young, sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Things end, but memories last forever! 

Taking care of sick relatives is always difficult, but it's incredibly difficult when they have a cognitive illness which causes irreversible personality changes.

The change was proposed by the Health Ministry, given the severe shortage of geriatric hospital workers, complaints of poor training and some abuse of patients.

Net@ was established by Tapuach, an association that aims to create tech equality and build a bridge between the growing startup nation and the country’s geographic and social peripheral populations.

The gathering was part of the With Dignity and Fellowship program, which provides elderly Israelis who do not have a support network with weekly food deliveries, medicine and other services.

Dr. Mead's tombstone reads that he died in October 1652, almost 149 years after his birth. It’s believed that his wife dedicated this inscription to him to promote sales of a potion he developed.

A surgeon and director of the pediatric emergency department at Netanya's Laniado Medical Center was surprised after pulling out a cockroach from and woman's ear.