Aging

Aging December 11, 2024

Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham Updated December 9, 2024 Originally Published December 9, 2024 Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit…

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Aging

Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks

Aging

Knee problems tend to flare up as you age – an orthopedic specialist explains available treatment options

Aging

What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism

Aging

Despite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless

Aging

States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.

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Aging

Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know

Aging

Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries

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Aging

Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know

Aging May 29, 2024

New Help for Dealing With Aggression in People With Dementia

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham May 28, 2024 Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they…

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Smyrna December 20, 2024

Smyrna’s purchase of First Baptist Church property closes

The sale of the Smyrna First Baptist Church building and its nine-acre property on Church Street to the City of Smyrna has closed, and a new location for the church’s…

Cobb County December 20, 2024

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta CEO to speak at next Cobb Chamber Marquee Monday

The Cobb Chamber’s 2025 Marquee Monday series will begin on January 13 at the Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave SE #500, Atlanta, GA 30339. Donna Hyland, President and CEO of Children’s…

Justice December 20, 2024

What does the US attorney general actually do? A law professor explains

by Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Shortly after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to serve as U.S….

Gun violence December 20, 2024

3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world

by Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec….

Psychology December 20, 2024

A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

by Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I…

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Aging

Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks

Knee problems tend to flare up as you age – an orthopedic specialist explains available treatment options

What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism

Despite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless

States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.

Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know

Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries

Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know

New Help for Dealing With Aggression in People With Dementia