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Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.

(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) The fierce wildfires that broke out across much of the western United

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Organization of Public Service Retirees, which includes over 4,000 retired New York

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining

(By Kavitha Cardoza for NPR) Many Americans hope to spend their old age at home, rather than moving into a

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has projected more than one in four retirees will need long-term care

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The COVID-19 pandemic sparked life expectancy losses not seen since World War II,

(By Cynthia Cox, Karen Pollitz, and Giorlando Ramirez for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 24, 2021) The American Rescue Plan

According to the experts at Fidelity, you will need about $300,000 to cover your health care costs, that’s even with

On Friday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said people whose jobs put them at risk of

(By Matthew Herper for STAT) Gilead’s Covid-19 drug remdesivir appeared to reduce hospitalizations by 87% in high-risk patients diagnosed early