The outcome of this study was participant survival status, obtained from the national central registry system.…
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Visionaries Unite: How the West Coast Conference on Aging is Rewriting the Future of Senior Care
“We’re witnessing a pivotal moment where the conversation about aging is fundamentally shifting from managing decline…
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Can’t Deal With the Heat? Blame Your Aging Body
Summer is here, and it’s already dangerously hot. A major heat wave has swept the central…
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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.
Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles…
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Combining Dementia Care and Dental Care
During late-stage dementia, people can’t communicate verbally, their mobility is affected, and they lack any independence.…
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Wisconsin author discusses her mother’s aging, dying in the American health care system
At age 99, Judy Karofsky’s mother was kicked out of her Wisconsin hospice facility. Within 48…
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