Patients, Family Members Turn Into Entrepreneurs, Activists
SOURCE: Kaiser Health News » Aging - Read entire story here.
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Seniors Facing Hunger Problems While At The Same Time Parents Worry About Kids’ Weight
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.
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...
State Highlights: Stats Show L.A. County Nursing Home Probe Moving Slowly; Indiana’s HIV Outbreak Offers Caution To Rural Areas
SOURCE: Kaiser Health News » Aging - Read entire story here.
Developing Standards ‘Of, By, And For’ Older Adults: Reflections On Patricia Gabow’s Narrative Matters Essay
Imagine three people: a healthy 30-year-old, a 60-year-old with high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis, and a 90-year-old who is...
Focusing the Brain on Better Vision
Contrast sensitivity, the ability to distinguish gradations of light to dark, may be improved with visual exercises. SOURCE: Well »...
Ask Well: Statins and Your Sex Life
The science on statins and sexual function is inconclusive, but it does appear that taking a statin can affect a...
Exercise Beats Vitamin D for Injury Prevention
Exercise and vitamin D supplements may help prevent injurious falls in older adults, a randomized trial found. SOURCE: Well »...
Varied Routes to Safer Streets
Plans to eliminate traffic deaths involve shared responsibilities among drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, traffic enforcers and street designers, all of whom...
Of Little Help to Older Knees
Middle-aged and older patients are unlikely to benefit in the long term from surgery to repair tears in the meniscus,...
