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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/10/2020) — With more than $2.5 million in support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the University of Minnesota School of Public Health will establish

Programs assisting people with dementia — and their caregivers — improve quality of life and care. But millions of unpaid family and friend caregivers may not know where or how to find help.

There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

There's no cure, yet, for Alzheimer's disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Programs assisting people with dementia — and their caregivers — improve quality of life and care. But millions of families may not know where or how to find help

It can be a labor of love, and sometimes a job of necessity. Millions of Americans provide unpaid ...

Nursing is a hot degree. Philly-area undergrads can earn more than $70,000 out of college. | Does that Degree Pay? Erin Arvedlund, Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer © TOM GRALISH/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Nursing students Jasmine Jones (left) and Genesis Sanchez (right) with Laura Gitlin, dean of the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in a clinical simulation room at the school. The college has the largest bachelor program in the three-stat...

May 7, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A new report shows Pennsylvanians are experiencing disparities in access to health care, especially in rural areas and among under-represented racial and ethnic groups. Subscribe The report, by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel Universitys College of Nursing and Health Professions, showed gaps in access to health care the authors say will continue to grow as the states population ages. Angela Foreshaw-Rouse, manager of state operations and outreach for AARP Pennsylvani...

Share this article Share this article HARRISBURG, Pa., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel Universitys College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to healthcare services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.  WHAT:  AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel University will host a virtual press briefing to ...