After Year of Isolation, Vaccinated Older Americans Start to Reclaim Their Lives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Precisely two weeks after receiving her second COVID-19 vaccine shot, Sylvia Baer spent the day getting
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Metformin May Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors With T2DM
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 — For older adults with type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline is slower and dementia risk reduced
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Seniors Have Concerns About Affording Health Insurance
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020 — Many adults aged 50 to 64 years are concerned about their ability to afford health
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Lack of toothbrushing for seniors in nursing homes is a serious health risk
Elderly people in nursing homes often go without a good toothbrushing. While it might be icky to imagine the horrible
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Bone fractures increasing as seniors walk dogs to stay active
While walking a dog provides older Americans with a valuable outlet for regular, physical activity, a Penn Medicine study has
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Frail seniors going without desperately needed in-home healthcare, study finds
There is a tremendous disparity between the need for home-based medical care and the number of frail seniors actually receiving
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Cataract Surgery Tied to Drop in Cognitive Decline in Seniors
MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 — Cataract surgery is associated with a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline among older
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1 in 4 Seniors Who Take Xanax, Valium Use Them Long Term
MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 — When older people use drugs like Valium or Xanax to calm anxiety or help them
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Cataract surgery tied to fewer car crashes for seniors
(HealthDay)—Data on more than half a million Canadian seniors shows that traffic accident rates fall after drivers undergo a needed
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