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Overtreatment of breast cancer and other diseases is pervasive, burdening patients and the health care system with enormous costs and needless suffering.
Tiny Washington state hospice accepts no federal funds, relies on community volunteers and donations to serve the dying.
Most beneficiaries have from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 to decide on drug coverage and whether to switch from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan.
The ferocious fires in Northern California underscore the vulnerability of seniors and disabled people whose mobility is limited. Experts recommend basic precautions.
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Out-of-pocket health costs eat up about 18 percent of retirees' incomes.
Nora Harris, 64, who had early-onset Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, raised questions about the power 鈥 and limits 鈥 of an advance directive to withdraw care.
A new link creates two-way access to the state registry that documents the type of medical care sick and frail patients want 鈥 or refuse.
Nearly 60 percent of the U.S. blood supply is provided by people older than 40 鈥 and most of that is from folks in their 50s and 60s. Why is it so hard to find young donors?
Sept. 30 marks the end of Medicare鈥檚 temporary offer to waive penalties for certain late Medicare enrollees with Affordable Care Act insurance coverage.
Innovative CareMaps tool helps caregivers understand their roles and take steps to improve their lives.
Too often enforcement of rules for dealing with crisis is lax, advocates for nursing home residents say.
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A Washington state man inherited the mutated gene that stole his mother鈥檚 mind. He doesn鈥檛 have the disease, and doctors don鈥檛 know why.
Happy doesn鈥檛 always mean healthy. These older adults are still finding joy in spite of their physical challenges.
New research bolsters evidence that older adults with a sense of purpose are less likely to see their health decline with age. The question is: How does one cultivate more meaning and motivation in life?
An emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Hospital trains staff to recognize signs of elder abuse and help victims.
As more patients receive hospice care at home, some of the powerful, addictive drugs they鈥檙e prescribed are ending up in the wrong hands.
Oregon court says Alzheimer鈥檚 patient Nora Harris must be spoon-fed. But her husband says she never wanted to live like this.
In the first year of payments for advance-care planning sessions, once decried as 鈥漝eath panels,鈥 use is higher than expected, new data show.
Death rates for older adults with asthma run five times higher than younger people, and serious complications are far more common.
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