Mar 1, 2022 | News
From MedicalXpress.com — BY Mallory Locklear, Yale University — In the United States, 5 percent to 10 percent of adults 65 and older are victims of elder abuse and mistreatment, public health experts say. Yet only one in 24 cases is ever identified. One of the...
Feb 22, 2022 | News
From EverydayHealth.com — Results from a small clinical trial suggest that Cialis, an erectile dysfunction drug in the same family of medicines as Viagra, might help prevent vascular dementia by increasing blood flow in the brain. By Lisa Rapaport | Everyday...
Feb 15, 2022 | News
From NPR.org — By RACHANA PRADHAN | Kaiser Health News — The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different...
Feb 8, 2022 | News
From NextAvenue.org — By Kevyn Burger Who are the essential workers paid to care for America’s aged in their homes and in residential and nursing care facilities? The past year-and-a-half has put an unprecedented spotlight on the care received by America’s aging...
Feb 1, 2022 | News
From NPR.org — By BRET STETKA — It all started with genetic data. A gene here, a gene there. Eventually the story became clearer: If scientists are to one day find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, they should look to the immune system. Over the past couple...
Jan 26, 2022 | News
From NPR.org — BOSTON — When Wanda Olson’s son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their sudden grief. They had to come up with money for a cremation. Even without a funeral, the bill came to...
Jan 18, 2022 | News
From Forbes.com — By Robert W. Wood, Forbes contributor — Prince’s Estate has settled its tax dispute with the IRS over the value of the star’s assets on his death. Prince died without a will in 2016, and that set off a number of legal proceedings. He did not have a...
Jan 11, 2022 | News
From CNBC.com — There’s a chance that your Medicare Part B premiums for 2022 could be reduced. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday announced that he is instructing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reassess this year’s...
Jan 4, 2022 | News
From NextAvenue.org — Redesigning nursing home care for the future By Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN and The John A. Hartford Foundation The pandemic has triggered a national conversation about where and how people want to live as they age and need increasing...
Dec 28, 2021 | News
From The Dayton Daily News — Only 35% of Ohio nursing home residents — a population extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 — and 13% of nursing home staff have received their coronavirus booster vaccine, according to the latest data from mid-November. The majority of...
