Caregiver Burden: Caregiver’s Risk of Death Increases When Spouse is Hospitalized

A groundbreaking Harvard Medical School study reveals surprising information about couples over age 65: when one partner dies the risk increases for the surviving spouse to die soon after, and even a partner's serious illness can be damaging or fatal for the caregiver spouse. Here are the details on this study of caregiver burden and the "widower effect."
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