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By Angus Chen for Stat News on January 20, 2023 Scientists working to produce immunotherapies for solid tumor cancers have
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Why older adults on Medicare can expect to save money this year
By Anthony Hill for ABC Action News on January 20, 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — It’s no secret that prescription brand-name
Read MoreCMS takes steps to improve nursing home safety, transparency
By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review on January 18, 2023 The Biden-Harris administration and CMS are enacting new rules
Read MoreModerna’s RSV shot 83.7% effective, late-stage trial shows
By Paige Twentier for Becker’s Hospital Review on January 18, 2023 Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate for older adults
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By Judith Graham on January 18, 2023 for Kaiser Health News A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible
Read MoreSocial isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia, new study finds
By Kaitlyn Radde on January 17, 2023 for NPR Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia
Read MoreRural Seniors Benefit From Pandemic-Driven Remote Fitness Boom
(By Christina Saint Louis for Kaiser Health News) MALMO, Minn. — Eight women, all 73 or older, paced the fellowship
Read MoreSitting all day can be deadly. 5-minute walks can offset harms
By Allison Aubrey for NPR on January 12, 2023 If you sit at your computer all day and then lounge
Read More10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision
By Jennifer Tolbert and Meghana Ammula for Kaiser Family Foundation on January 11, 2023 At the start of the pandemic,
Read MoreMedicare Advantage outperforms traditional with diabetes outcomes, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage patients may receive high-quality and more effective diabetes care compared to
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