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Rise In Fake Mental Hospitals And Insurance Fraud Highlights Challenges In China's Ageing Population
Rise in fake mental hospitals, and insurance scams in China shines a spotlight on how the country is struggling to deal with its ageing population, according to a media report.
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Establishing Geriatric Care A Must For India's Ageing Population: Experts
Amid a rapidly ageing population in India, experts on Tuesday stressed the need for a home-based, community-led and integrated elder care model to boost geriatric care in the country.
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Italy's Mountain Village Welcomes First Baby In 30 Years
Although Pagliara dei Marsi is a small village, it reflects the situation across Italy, where the elderly population is growing, schools are emptying, and villages and towns are gradually shrinking.
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Chinese Woman Offers Flat, $420 Monthly Salary To Hire A 'Daughter'. Here's Why
Her plea, sparked by estrangement from her biological daughters, reflects a growing trend of paid emotional support for seniors.
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Mental Health Care For Senior Citizens: Beginner's Guide For Indian Families
India's elderly population is growing, but their mental health needs are often overlooked. Depression, loneliness, and anxiety in older adults don't just affect the mind, they worsen physical health too.
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Colorectal Cancer: Why Younger Patients Face More Aggressive Disease and Higher Recurrence Rates
It has been also observed that early-onset colorectal cancer occurring in people less than 50 years of age, is aggressive and has greater recurrence rates in comparison to the elderly population.
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Lonely Japanese Elderly Commits Crimes To Stay In Prison For Free
Akiyo was lodged in Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo.
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Low Birth Rates, Ageing Population Make South Korea 'Super-Aged Society'
South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year -- one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
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Mexico Study Suggest Extreme Heat Greater Risk For Young People
Extreme heat poses a greater risk to younger populations than the elderly, according to a new analysis which revealed that 75 per cent of heat-related deaths in Mexico from 1998-2019 occurred among those aged under 35 years.
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Rise In Fake Mental Hospitals And Insurance Fraud Highlights Challenges In China's Ageing Population
Rise in fake mental hospitals, and insurance scams in China shines a spotlight on how the country is struggling to deal with its ageing population, according to a media report.
-
Establishing Geriatric Care A Must For India's Ageing Population: Experts
Amid a rapidly ageing population in India, experts on Tuesday stressed the need for a home-based, community-led and integrated elder care model to boost geriatric care in the country.
-
Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Italy's Mountain Village Welcomes First Baby In 30 Years
Although Pagliara dei Marsi is a small village, it reflects the situation across Italy, where the elderly population is growing, schools are emptying, and villages and towns are gradually shrinking.
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Chinese Woman Offers Flat, $420 Monthly Salary To Hire A 'Daughter'. Here's Why
Her plea, sparked by estrangement from her biological daughters, reflects a growing trend of paid emotional support for seniors.
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Mental Health Care For Senior Citizens: Beginner's Guide For Indian Families
India's elderly population is growing, but their mental health needs are often overlooked. Depression, loneliness, and anxiety in older adults don't just affect the mind, they worsen physical health too.
-
Colorectal Cancer: Why Younger Patients Face More Aggressive Disease and Higher Recurrence Rates
It has been also observed that early-onset colorectal cancer occurring in people less than 50 years of age, is aggressive and has greater recurrence rates in comparison to the elderly population.
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Lonely Japanese Elderly Commits Crimes To Stay In Prison For Free
Akiyo was lodged in Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo.
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Low Birth Rates, Ageing Population Make South Korea 'Super-Aged Society'
South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year -- one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
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Mexico Study Suggest Extreme Heat Greater Risk For Young People
Extreme heat poses a greater risk to younger populations than the elderly, according to a new analysis which revealed that 75 per cent of heat-related deaths in Mexico from 1998-2019 occurred among those aged under 35 years.
