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Death risk rises for older adults with dementia after hurricanes

Older adults with Alzheimer’s or other dementia have a heightened risk of death following exposure to a hurricane, research shows.

Older adults with Alzheimer’s or other dementia have a heightened risk of death following exposure to a hurricane, research shows.

Many at-risk nursing homes may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related flooding in certain coastal regions, a new study shows.

Many at-risk nursing homes may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related flooding in certain coastal regions, a new study shows.

Researchers may have a way to forecast hard-to-predict events like earthquakes and pandemics with less data.

Rather than becoming acclimated to repeated exposure to disasters, victims’ responses to subsequent hurricanes keep getting worse.

Rather than becoming acclimated to repeated exposure to disasters, victims’ responses to subsequent hurricanes keep getting worse.

Personal experience with natural disasters affects how people feel about protective policies like flood insurance and power shutoffs.

People who’ve been through repeat disasters show reduced mental health. It’s the “reverse of the adage ‘what does not kill you makes you stronger.'”