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  1. 5 Reasons Nurses Thrive at Hebrew SeniorLife

    … … she wanted to give college another try. With assistance from Hebrew SeniorLife’s scholarship program, she enrolled … at Labouré College of Healthcare, transferring credits over from her previous coursework. This time, she tackled her … in health care settings. By encouraging staff to step away from the intensity of their duties and partake in a …

  2. What is an Age-Friendly Health System?

    … … not on the same page, they might miss something. Symptoms from one condition may—in fact—be related to another … can change how a person should be cared for—everything from the physical environment to how information is … person may prefer to avoid the drowsiness that could come from stronger medication, while another just wants to feel …

  3. Dae Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, to Receive Yoshikawa Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation Award

    … … Dr. Kim will deliver a lecture on Unleashing Frailty from Laboratory to Real World. A geriatrician, … in frail older adults. His focus on moving research from the laboratory into the real world exemplifies the … A recipient of the Paul Beeson Scholar Award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National …

  4. Lipsitz Earns Gerontological Society of America’s 2018 Donald P. Kent Award

    … … researcher has spanned 40 years. Following his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in … GSA’s Joseph T. Freeman Award. View a video with messages from colleagues who were members of the nominating committee …

  5. Hebrew SeniorLife Announces New Clinical Trials Center to Improve Senior Care

    … … patients with comorbid conditions, who are often excluded from more typical clinical trials. The trials will also take … of applications across different projects, ranging from the Aging Brain Center, to palliative care, to …

  6. New Assessment Predicts Fracture Risk for Patients in Long-term Care

    … … Marcus Institute for Aging Research BOSTON – Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research have … nursing home residents, and ultimately differ quite a bit from the fracture risks facing seniors living independently. …

  7. Hebrew SeniorLife Earns Grand Prize in Pioneer Institute’s Better Government Competition

    … … to reduce the incidence of unnecessary transfers of seniors from their homes to hospitals, emergency rooms and nursing … affordable housing for seniors.” R3 is funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission through the …

  8. Severe Foot Pain Linked to Recurrent Falls

    … … Marcus Institute for Aging Research BOSTON — Researchers from Hebrew Senior Life’s Institute for Aging Research have … may play a role in falls among older adults. Using data from the Framingham Foot study, researchers found that foot …

  9. Hebrew SeniorLife’s Susan Mitchell Earns Excellence in Mentoring Award

    … … of the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School. Lewis A. Lipsitz, M.D., … Award recipients will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the Carl Walter Amphitheater, …

  10. The Effects of Cigarette Use on DNA

    … … Marcus Institute for Aging Research BOSTON — Researchers from the Harvard Medical School - affiliated Hebrew … that smoking leaves a long-term signature on DNA. Findings from the study will be published in the October issue of …