Ticket To Ride: Pot Sellers Put Seniors On The Canna-Bus
(By Stephanie O’Neill for NPR) Shirley Avedon, 90, had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends
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Study: A Daily Baby Aspirin Has No Benefit For Healthy Older People
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Many healthy Americans take a baby aspirin every day to reduce their risk of having a
Read moreTrying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence
(By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Doug Pardue for Kaiser Health News) Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable
Read moreMore Older Americans Are Turning To Marijuana
(By Mara Gordon for NPR) Members of the generation that came of age in the era of marijuana are reaching
Read moreInfectious Theory Of Alzheimer’s Disease Draws Fresh Interest
(By Bret Stetka for NPR) Dr. Leslie Norins is willing to hand over $1 million of his own money to
Read moreWalking can significantly lower risk of heart failure in older women
A new University at Buffalo study of more than 137,000 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 is the first to
Read moreAssisted Living Kicks Out The Frail ’Cause ‘We Can’t Take Care Of You Any Longer’
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The phone call came as a shock. Your aunt can’t transfer into memory
Read moreCreating Rituals To Honor The Dead At Long-Term-Care Facilities
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) GRAY, Ga. — One by one, their names were recited as family members
Read moreBezos backs startup aimed at delaying age-related diseases
( By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Among the investors backing Unity Biotechnology, a startup that aims to develop
Read moreFor Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good
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