Rural 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
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Sitting 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
Read MoreThe Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options
(By Sam Whitehead for Kaiser Health News) One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick.
Read MoreWeighing Risks of a Major Surgery: 7 Questions Older Americans Should Ask Their Surgeon
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Larry McMahon, who turns 80 this month, is weighing whether to undergo a
Read MoreNew blood test effectively detects biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease: Pitt study
By Bari Faye Dean for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 28, 2022 Research scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School
Read MoreAHA updates guidelines for diagnosing, treating heart attacks in older adults
By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 28, 2022 The American Heart Association released a new scientific statement Dec. 12
Read More‘Hospitals are bursting at the seams’: 5 physicians on the effects of the respiratory virus surge
By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 27, 2022 About three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the
Read MoreIt’s not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults
By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR on December 28, 2022 The U.S. has come a long way from two years ago
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