‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring
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Life Kit: How to ‘futureproof’ your body and relieve pain
By Frank Festa for NPR September 3, 2022 With so much wear and tear on our bodies, a little prevention
Read MoreMedicare on the road
Of the estimated one million Americans living in an RV, 57 percent are over 65. These seniors must address the
Read MoreHHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
(Source – www.cms.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read MoreZapping the brain with electricity shown to boost older people’s short- and long-term memory
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days
Read More‘True Cost of Aging’ Index Shows Many Seniors Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a
Read MoreIt’s not just heat stroke. Extreme temperatures pose special risk to people with chronic illness (and that’s a lot of us)
By Isabella Cueto for STAT) A sweltering 112 degrees Fahrenheit in North Texas. 97 in Minneapolis. 103 in Nebraska. Nearly
Read MoreIn the label ‘adult failure to thrive,’ medicine reveals its own failures
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The death certificate made everything worse. Seth Fischer was already angry: a physical feeling, an
Read MoreSeniors With Prediabetes Should Eat Better, Get Moving, but Not Fret Too Much About Diabetes
(by Judith Graham on June 24, 2022 for Kaiser Health News) Almost half of older adults — more than 26
Read MoreGot Long Covid? Medical Expertise Is Vital, and Seniors Should Prepare to Go Slow
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Older adults who have survived covid-19 are more likely than younger patients to
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