A new study published in the
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that listening to music can help older adults sleep better.
Researchers from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Taiwan combined the results of past studies to understand the effect that listening to music can have on the quality of older adults sleep. Their work suggests that:
- Older adults (ages 60 and up) living at home sleep better when they listen to music for 30 minutes to one hour at bedtime.
- Calm music improves older adults sleep quality better than rhythmic music does.
- Older adults should listen to music for more than four weeks to see the most benefit from listening to music.
CDC announces pill program for HIV
Staff writer, with CNA
Two groups of people considered at high risk of contracting HIV now have access to free preventive treatment, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Tuesday.
The treatment, in the form of a pill, is being provided to partners of people with HIV and people under the age of 36, CDC Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said.
Known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the medicine is recognized internationally as an effective prevention treatment against HIV, Lo said.
Centers for Disease Control personnel at a news conference in Taipei on Tuesday hold signs with information about an HIV pill program.
Taiwan offers free preventative medicine to HIV high-risk groups
04/13/2021 09:50 PM
CDC Deputy Director-General Lo Yi-chun (second right). CNA photo April 13, 2021
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Two groups of people in Taiwan considered at high risk for contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) now have access to free preventive treatment, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
The treatment, which comes in the form of a pill, is being provided to the partners and spouses of HIV patients and people under the age of 36, CDC Deputy Director-General Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said at a press conference.
Known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the medicine is recognized internationally as an effective prevention treatment against HIV infections, Lo said.
Acquittal of railway policeman killer overturned
02/24/2021 04:40 PM
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Railway policeman Lee Cheng-han (second right) intervenes after the defendant refused to pay the fare. File photo courtesy of a bystander
Tainan, Feb. 24 (CNA) The Tainan branch of the Taiwan High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court s acquittal of a man charged with homicide for stabbing a railway policeman who bled to death by sentencing him to 17 years in jail.
The court announced its verdict via video conference, and the defendant, a man in his mid-50s identified by his family name Cheng (鄭), showed no emotion when he heard his fate.
2020/12/21 17:07 NCKUH Superintendent Shen Meng-ru. NCKUH Superintendent Shen Meng-ru. (Taiwan News photo) TAINAN (Taiwan News) As the issue of super-aging inevitably looms for the Taiwanese population, a leading hospital in Tainan is building the country s first geriatric facility aimed to mitigate the impact of the crisis while addressing the main challenges faced by the country s single-payer National Health Insurance system. Construction of the hospital is underway, and services will commence in 2022. A meeting between the National Cheng Kung University (NCKUH) team involved with the project and the country s information and communications technology (ICT) service providers was held on Sunday (Dec. 20) to help foster innovative digital health solutions through win-win partnerships between health and ICT professionals.