Haiti gang leader kills 110 elderly people over alleged witchcraft
- 09-Dec-2024
PORT-au-PRINCE: At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cite Soleil slum when a gang leader targeted elderly people, the National Human Right Defense Network said on Monday. The gang leader, known as Monel “Mikano” Felix, along with his Viv Ansanm group, were responsible of the massacre of people over the age […]
How elderly people could register for anti-COVID vaccine
- 14-Mar-2021
The government has urged elderly people to register themselves for the vaccination process.
Record suicides of elderly people in ageing Singapore
- 30-Jul-2018
JAKARTA: The number of elderly people committing suicide in Singapore reached a record high last year, a non-government group said Monday, urging stronger support for the over 60s in the rapidly ageing city-state. Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), which focuses on preventing suicides, said fear of becoming a burden to family, social disconnection, physical impairment and […]
Depression may be more severe in elderly people
- 28-Jun-2018
NEW YORK: Elderly people with major depressive disorder (depression) may be more likely to suffer severe and persistent symptoms than younger adults with the same mental health diagnosis, a Dutch study suggests. Researchers examined data on 1,042 adults with major depressive disorder who ranged in age from 18 to 88. The researchers studied how depression developed […]