Patients, Family Members Turn Into Entrepreneurs, Activists

SOURCE: Kaiser Health News » Aging – Read entire story here.

Longer Looks: The Last Day Of Life; Asking For Organs; Giving Bad News SOURCE: Kaiser Health News » Aging – Read entire story here....
Research Roundup: Antibiotic Resistance; Physician Turnover; Contraceptive Coverage SOURCE: Kaiser Health News » Aging – Read entire story here....
In Sunlit Paradise, Seniors Go Hungry NAPLES, Fla.— It wasn’t until the Maffuccis found themselves living on cups of coffee, and coffee alone, that they finally called a food pantry for help. The couple had sold their suburban New Jersey home where they had raised three children and set out to pursue the glossy dream of an easy-going retirement in sunny southwest Florida. But Mina and Angelo Maffucci quickly ran out of money—overtaken by illness, bad luck and an economic crisis that claimed their Florida dream home to foreclosure. They soon found themselves staring at an empty cupboard. “You open up the closet and all we...
Facing Death But Fighting The Aid-In-Dying Movement Stephanie Packer was 29 when she found out she has a terminal lung disease. It’s the same age as Brittany Maynard, who last year was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Maynard, of Northern California, opted to end her life via physician-assisted suicide in Oregon last fall. Maynard’s quest for control over the end of her life continues to galvanize the “aid-in-dying” movement nationwide, with legislation pending in California and a dozen other states. The Packer family gathers in the kitchen to cook dinner. From left: Jacob, 8; Brian Sr. ; Brian Jr., 11; Savannah, 5; Scarlett, 10; and Stephanie. (Photo...
Feeling Grey About Fifty Shades The following post originally ran on Huffington Post Women on April 16th and can be seen here. The author is Aimee Gallagher, MPH, MS the Scientific Program Manager at the Society for Women’s Health Research. The much-anticipated release of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie and its novel series precursor struck chords of concern among women’s health advocates. While the book sold over 100 million copies worldwide and has been heralded as an erotic romance novel that is sexually liberating, the nature of the protagonists’ relationship is troubling because of its multiple aspects of domestic violence. Domestic violence affects approximately...