If I Have Cancer, Dementia or MS, Should I Get the Covid Vaccine?
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As public demand grows for limited supplies of covid-19 vaccines, questions remain about
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In 2019, an estimated 5.8 million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. This number includes an estimated
Read moreExercise is important for maintaining thinking skills
A new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found that getting at least an hour and 15 minutes
Read moreAir pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease
Read moreAlzheimer’s Inc.: Colleagues Question Scientist’s Pricey Recipe Against Memory Loss
(By Linda Marsa for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) When her husband was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
Read moreHow does PACE fit within Medicare?
Do you know what PACE is? PACE is Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly is a joint Medicare and
Read moreI Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.
(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I
Read moreFive ways technology is transforming hearing aids
For many years, people depended on analog hearing aids that barely had anything between the microphone and the speaker, but
Read moreSeniors Form COVID Pods to Ward Off Isolation This Winter
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Over the past month, Dr. Richard Besdine and his wife have been discussing
Read moreWhy Some Memories Seem Like Movies: ‘Time Cells’ Discovered In Human Brains
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) If you fall off a bike, you’ll probably end up with a cinematic memory of
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