New Dental Treatment Helps Fill Cavities and Insurance Gaps for Seniors
(By Michelle Crouch for Kaiser Health News) DENVER ― Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients
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Aging
8 opportunities for digital health to support aging in place
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) New Medicare Advantage plan benefits and increased tech adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic will
Read MoreHow To Care For Older People In The Pandemic (And A Printable Guide!)
(By Malaka Gharib for NPR) During this pandemic, I’ve been worried about my grandma — Nanay, to me. That’s Tagalog
Read MoreRF-Diary can monitor while preserving privacy
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a fully wireless system to monitor not only
Read MoreWe Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Earlier this month, my husband picked up the phone and learned his 92-year-old
Read MoreWhat to do about the potential of high health costs in retirement
Today’s retirement can last twenty or thirty years so the chance of needing medical care is significant and costly. So
Read MoreDepression among older adults is common, but not normal
It is estimated that as many as 6.5 million Americans 65 and older suffer from depression according to the National
Read MoreJAMA studies show 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries can’t access telehealth visits
In a recent pair of studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine, one study found more than percent of Medicare beneficiaries
Read MoreWhat Seniors Can Expect as Their New Normal in a Post-Vaccine World
(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) Imagine this scenario, perhaps a year or two in the future: An effective
Read MoreTechnology Divide Between Senior ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Roils Pandemic Response
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies.
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