Drug side effects have led to increased ER visits in older Americans
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) S ide effects from medication are causing more older Americans to visit emergency
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Aging
Dementia Rates Decline Sharply Among Senior Citizens
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) A new study finds that the prevalence of dementia has fallen sharply in
Read MoreHospital Companions Ease Isolation For Older Patients
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) Loneliness can be a problem for older people, especially when they’re in the hospital. Their
Read MoreOlder Patients Can Benefit From Lung Cancer Surgery
(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) Every year when Morton Pollner had his checkup, he worried that doctors would find something
Read MoreTheir brains had the telltale signs of Alzheimer’s. So why did they still have nimble minds?
(By Sharon Begley for ST A T) T he defective proteins that are widely thought to kill brain neurons and
Read MoreElder Orphans
Individuals who are getting older (age 65 and older) without a spouse, partner or adult child(ren) or at least any
Read MoreStudy: Many Caregivers Spend $7K Annually Out Of Pocket
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Denise Sleeper has sold her home, spent most of her retirement savings and
Read MoreHow To Spend Your Final Months At Home, Sweet Home
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) There’s no mystery about what older adults want when they become seriously ill
Read MoreAging and Affordable Housing
In a recent report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Senior Health and Housing Task Force, we are unprepared for the
Read MoreHealthy seniors embracing a new stage of life: work
(By Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers for ST A T) Advances in medicine and efforts to prevent chronic diseases
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