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sundowner's syndrome
While individuals with dementia deal with memory loss, changes in personality, and decreased mental acuity, they may also experience a condition known as sundowner’s syndrome, or ‘sundowning.’ Patients with sundowner’s experience agitation, confusion, and hyperactivity during the nighttime. Although all people with sundowner’s have dementia, not all people with dementia […]

Explaining Sundowner’s Syndrome

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light therapy
The fall and winter seasons are favored by many, however, for some, the upcoming months are the worst times of the year. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a form of depression that is triggered by the change in seasons. Those with SAD are hit the hardest during fall and […]

Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy

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palliative care hospice care
While both palliative and hospice care provide comfort care for those suffering from advanced illnesses, they differ in the overall outcome. The purpose of hospice care is to manage the symptoms of a patient’s disease but has no curative intent. Palliative care, on the other hand, is comfort care that […]

Understanding the Similarities and Differences Between Palliative and Hospice Care

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Alzheimer's and dementia
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: A Side-by-Side Look While Alzheimer’s and dementia are frequently confused for one another, they are not the same. Dementia is a broad term describing symptoms that impact a person’s memory, the performance of usual activities, and communication abilities. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia. The […]

Comparing Alzheimer’s and Dementia

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generic name-brand drugs
Health care in the United States is quite expensive and that affects the cost of medications. Just in 2020 alone, the United States spent 358.7 billion dollars on prescription drugs. Generic medications account for a larger percentage of filled prescriptions but brand-name medications are responsible for the majority of costs. […]

Name-Brand vs. Generic Prescription Drugs

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