Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News on October 4, 2022) After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled
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Older Adults
To prevent unnecessary biopsies, scientists train an AI model to predict breast cancer risk from MRI scans
By Jayne Williamson-Lee for Stat News on October 3, 2022 A biopsy that turns out to have benign results can
Read MoreClearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air
Read MoreOlder adults could see more money in their pockets as Social Security increases, Medicare Part B premiums flatten
By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 14, 2022 Older adults could receive an increase in Social Security
Read MoreDaily multivitamins improved the brain function of seniors in a trial — but plenty of questions remain
By Jonathan Wosen for STAT News on September 14, 2022 While pharma companies struggle to show that cutting-edge therapies can
Read More‘They need more’: 3 geriatric emergency department leaders on why specialization is essential
By Alexis Kayser for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 12, 2022 Geriatric emergency departments are being added to hospitals nationwide
Read MoreMedicare needs to update its wheelchair coverage for the 21st century
By Paul Amadeus Lane and Jim Meade for STAT News on September 12, 2022 Both of us have spent much
Read More‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring
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