Americans ages 50-64 feel more financial stress than those 65+, poll finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
Finances may be stressing out a lot of adults these days, but new poll data shows the impacts of inflation on older adults specifically. Women, as well as those who are 50 to 64 years old, are more likely...
Study: Sicker type 2 diabetics using less medications, but some still struggle with poor glucose control
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
Older adults with type 2 diabetes and multiple chronic conditions are using less high-risk medications to manage their diabetes, but 1 in 6 of them still didn’t have solid glycemic control, according...
Study: Osteoarthritis may double risk of severe chronic conditions
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Osteoarthritis may more than double the risk for severe chronic conditions, according to a study published Tuesday in RMD Open.
Medicare linked to better health in sexual minorities, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 10, 2024
Medicare eligibility is tied to better health in LGBTQI+ adults compared to heterosexual adults. In states with more preexisting sexual disparities, the federal health program may lower insurance disparities...
Shifting medication management to family caregivers comes with challenges, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, as well as their family caregivers, lean toward keeping those caregivers from managing medications until safety is a concern, a new study shows.
After ‘offensive’ attack, Parkinson and Sloan push lawmakers for solutions, not shame
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
The two largest organizations representing US nursing homes this week fired back against a pair of influential lawmakers who have tried to paint industry efforts to stop a minimum staffing rule as motivated...
Study: Black seniors with lower income, better cognitive ability less likely to get dementia diagnosis...
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 05, 2024
Older Black adults who had less income, higher cognitive function and fewer comorbidities were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia in a timely manner, according to a new study that tried to identify...
Out-of-pocket costs for diabetes drugs rise for those aging into Medicare, new report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
As people with type 2 diabetes age into the Medicare program, there’s the potential for more not to stick with treatment and/or to experience complications from the disease, a new study shows. The report...
Keeping diabetes at bay for 4 years can improve long-term health, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 10, 2024
People with prediabetes can lower their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related complications if they can delay the onset of diabetes for four years using diet and exercise, according to a study published...
Trump shooter worked at nursing home
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James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2024
The 20-year-old identified as the shooter who nearly killed former President Donald Trump Saturday evening was a dietary aide at a Pittsburgh-area nursing and rehab facility, authorities said Sunday.