Caregiver & Family Resource Fair coming to a location near you
(Souce – blogs.va.gov) Like so many caregivers, Barb Webb has been the sole caregiver to her son since he retired
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Reserve purple wristbands to identify DNR status, FDA tells device makers
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is asking medical device manufacturers to avoid giving purple wristbands to
Read MoreHigher and Faster Growing Spending Per Medicare Advantage Enrollee Adds to Medicare’s Solvency and Affordability Challenges
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published August 17, 2021) The number of people
Read MoreRush to Boosters Sparks Confusion, Differing Recommendations
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) When the Food and Drug Administration announced last week that a third
Read MoreThe basics of Medicare
How familiar are you with Medicare? Have you read the 2021 “Medicare and You” guide the federal government published? The
Read MoreViewpoint: Increased premiums for the unvaccinated could upheave health reform
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) While employers and observers are mulling over increasing the cost of health insurance for
Read More‘Tainted’ Blood: Covid Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected
Read MoreNew VA outpatient clinic opens in Tulsa
(Source -blogs.va.gov) On July 19, the new Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa opened its doors for Veterans in Eastern Oklahoma.
Read MoreWhy Alzheimer’s disease affects one region of the brain and not the others
In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers said, “if we understood why these neurons are so vulnerable, maybe
Read MoreHow’s your Medicare knowledge?
Signing up for Medicare should be easy, but it is not. Medicare is a complicated program with its different types
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