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Barbara Bushās case highlights that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ā a disease linked to long-term smoking and traditionally considered a menās disease ā is now more prevalent among women.
Memory problems and trouble multitasking are among the symptoms of POCD, a little-known condition that affects a substantial number of older adults after surgery.
Our experts track the signs of normal aging from ages 50 to 100 ā and there are some surprises.
Sixty-eight percent of those 65 and older take vitamin supplements. Much of what we once believed about the benefits is wrong.
Under new federal rules unveiled this week, these privately run alternatives to traditional Medicare might provide air conditioners, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found antibiotic-resistant bacteria whose spread has āoutpacedā efforts to contain them.
Treatment has been terminated for some seniors because therapists told them they werenāt making enough progress or that they had reached their annual limit. We examine the treatment benefits and the barriers under Medicareās coverage rules for therapy.
Families and nursing homes say Trump administration policies threaten to drive immigrants away from caring for older and disabled patients, intensifying a shortage in these low-wage jobs.
Lawsuits and complaints about sexual harassment are piling up in the health care industry as women take on doctors, peers and co-workers.
Starting in April, new Medicare cards will be issued to the programās 59 million enrollees. The new cards address serious security concerns, yet there are growing āscamsā linked to the rollout.
Last monthās budget deal means Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for physical and occupational therapy indefinitely. Plus, prescription drug costs will fall for more seniors.
Starting this spring, aspiring doctors at the Oregon Health & Science University must prove they can communicate about difficult subjects ranging from admitting medical mistakes to notifying families about a patientās death.
Motion sensors, Alexa and other voice-assistive technologies give seniors the tools they need to live independently and safely.
Public health agencies are set up to regulate easily controlled sources of air pollution. Wildfire smoke presents a different set of expensive challenges.
Seniors face tough ā often life-changing ā events throughout their final years. But this stage of life does not have to be limited to loss and deterioration.
Dr. Charles Emerick and his wife, Francie, died together last spring after both being diagnosed with terminal illnesses. First, they let their daughter turn on the camera.
An investigation by Kaiser Health News and the USA TODAY Network discovers that more than 260 patients have died since 2013 after in-and-out procedures at surgery centers across the country. More than a dozen ā some as young as 2 ā have perished after routine operations, such as colonoscopies and tonsillectomies.
āEdith + Eddie,ā a documentary shortlisted for an Academy Award, is a gripping look at a couple in their 90s caught up in an intense family conflict. But more facts about the disputes involving a parent with dementia help to paint a complicated story about aging in America.
Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergo an operation in their final year of life.
Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with NPR, kicks off a series that will examine and decode your perplexing medical bills.
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