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Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don’t ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are grappling with when and how to pose the question: “Do you have guns at home?”

12 Oct 2018

Study: Affordable housing with supportive social services for senior citizens can reduce hospital use

Investing in affordable housing that offers supportive social services to senior citizens on Medicare has the potential to reduce hospital admissions and the amount of time needing inpatient hospital care by better managing chronic health conditions, according to a Rutgers study.

12 Oct 2018

Vagus nerve stimulation can reverse brain inflammation after surgery, mice study shows

For adults over age 65, surgical complications can dampen not only their physical health but also their mental sharpness, with more than half of high-risk cases declining into delirium.

12 Oct 2018

Fact-check: Who’s right on protections for preexisting conditions? It’s complicated

Ensuring that people with preexisting health conditions can get and keep health insurance is the most popular part of the Affordable Care Act. It has also become a flashpoint in this fall's campaigns across the country.

11 Oct 2018

Will Maine voters decide to make aging in place affordable?

As Election Day draws near, a ballot initiative in Maine to provide universal home care is shining a spotlight on the inadequacies of the nation's long-term care system.

11 Oct 2018

Whey protein found to be most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild lost muscle

While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source in particular, whey protein, is most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild muscle lost from inactivity associated with illness or long hospital stays.

10 Oct 2018

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

It was a memorable place to have an "aha" moment about aging. Peter Sperry had taken his 82-year-old father, who'd had a stroke and used a wheelchair, to Disney World. Just after they'd made their way through the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, nature called. Sperry took his father to the bathroom where, with difficulty, he changed the older man's diaper.

4 Oct 2018

Exercising three times a week reduces stress, slows cellular aging in family caregivers

Exercising at least three times a week for six months reduced stress in a group of family caregivers and even appeared to lengthen a small section of their chromosomes that is believed to slow cellular aging, new UBC research has found.

3 Oct 2018

Feds settle huge whistleblower suit over Medicare Advantage fraud

One of the nation's largest dialysis providers will pay $270 million to settle a whistleblower's allegation that it helped Medicare Advantage insurance plans cheat the government for several years.

1 Oct 2018

SDSU receives $4M grant to boost number of Latino researchers studying Alzheimer's disease

The National Institute on Aging has awarded scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and San Diego State University with a five-year, $4 million grant to boost the number of Latino and other underrepresented minority researchers studying Alzheimer's disease and related dementias afflicting seniors of Latino origins, a demographic historically overlooked.

29 Sep 2018

Taken for a ride: After ATV crash, doctor gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip

It was the first — and only — time Dr. Naveed Khan, a 35-year-old radiologist, ever rode in an all-terrain vehicle.

28 Sep 2018

Novartis announces winners of 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award

Novartis announced the winners of the 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award for nonprofit eye health initiatives at EURETINA 2018.

25 Sep 2018

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

At his surgery center near San Diego, Rodney Davis wore scrubs, was referred to as "Dr. Rod" and carried the title of director of surgery. But he was a physician assistant, not a doctor, who anesthetized patients and performed liposuction with little input from his supervising doctor, court records show.

20 Sep 2018

Day-tripping to the dispensary: Seniors in pain hop aboard the canna-bus

Shirley Avedon, 90, had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends shooting pains into both of her hands and an aversion to conventional steroid and surgical treatments is prompting her to consider some new options.

18 Sep 2018

Trying to protect seniors, the most vulnerable, from formidable foe Florence

Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable during a hurricane as frail, older adults, especially those who are homebound or living in nursing homes. With Hurricane Florence predicted to slam the North Carolina coast Friday, health officials are already scrambling to keep older residents safe.

12 Sep 2018

CDC recommends people get flu shots soon

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 16 weeks of non-stop flu season last year leading to 700,000 hospitalizations due to influenza as well as pneumonias that occurred as complications.

12 Sep 2018

Kessler Foundation awarded $50,000 grant to study outcomes of new stroke therapy

Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The two-year grant will advance the Foundation's practice-based stroke rehabilitation research to advance the diagnosis and treatment of spatial neglect, a hidden disability that complicates recovery after brain injury, especially right brain stroke.

11 Sep 2018

Seniors News and Research

Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

Study: Affordable housing with supportive social services for senior citizens can reduce hospital use

Vagus nerve stimulation can reverse brain inflammation after surgery, mice study shows

Fact-check: Who’s right on protections for preexisting conditions? It’s complicated

Will Maine voters decide to make aging in place affordable?

Whey protein found to be most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild lost muscle

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

Exercising three times a week reduces stress, slows cellular aging in family caregivers

Feds settle huge whistleblower suit over Medicare Advantage fraud

SDSU receives $4M grant to boost number of Latino researchers studying Alzheimer's disease

Taken for a ride: After ATV crash, doctor gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip

Novartis announces winners of 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

Day-tripping to the dispensary: Seniors in pain hop aboard the canna-bus

Trying to protect seniors, the most vulnerable, from formidable foe Florence

CDC recommends people get flu shots soon

Kessler Foundation awarded $50,000 grant to study outcomes of new stroke therapy

Study shows steep inequality in usage of low vision devices

Assisted living kicks out the frail 'cause ‘we can’t take care of you any longer’

Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths

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