Report: Changes to Medicare, Medicaid could block healthcare access, lead to more deaths
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
Raising the age of Medicare eligibility, among other proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid, could cause more deaths, according to a research article published this week in the Proceedings of the National...
Study: Having two copies of gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s may cause onset
By
Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
A new study finds that possessing two copies of a specific gene mutation that’s common in Alzheimer’s disease may be the cause behind the disease in those people.
Study: Nursing home resident aggression represents widespread concern
By
Donna Shryer
May 06, 2024
In the first large-scale study on resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (RREM) in nursing homes, researchers found a one-month prevalence of all RREM types of 20%.
New CDC tool can help older adults, caregivers spot incoming extreme heat
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
A new heat forecasting tool online could give older adults and their caregivers advanced notice of when the temperature is set to tick up — which could give them time to prepare and avoid health complications.
Opinion: Even with new law, clinical trials lack data on older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 17, 2024
Older adults are not represented adequately in clinical trials of medications for disorders that are common in the population. The legal framework to better represent them is in place, but not enough is...
Older adults with diabetes had worse functional declines during pandemic, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 18, 2024
About 1 in 5 older adults with diabetes who didn’t have functional limitations before the pandemic developed them during that time. The same happened to 1 in 8 of older adults without diabetes, according...