AARP: Health

• Ways to Boost Your Immune System
  Science-backed tips for strengthening your immune response quickly and effectively ... Getty Images ... En español | When it comes to fighting viruses, everyday precautions such as washing your han...
  - 9 days ago, 21 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak
  Americans asked to stay home as much as possible, while bars, businesses shutter ... States are taking increasing steps to limit the spread of the coronavirus. ... Nonessential businesses in New Yo...
  - 10 days ago, 20 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• More Coronavirus Testing, but Results Are Delayed
  Amid spike in testing, anxious patients await results for COVID-19 ... Nurse Jennifer Homan, manager of Trauma Services at Franciscan Health Crown Point, prepares to swab a patient during COVID-19 ...
  - 10 days ago, 20 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• Chronic Conditions and Increased COVID-19 Risks
  Diabetes and heart disease puts Americans more at risk for severe illness from COVID-19 ... SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images ... En español | Public health experts have warned for several weeks t...
  - 10 days ago, 20 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• Medicare Advises Postponing Elective Surgeries
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommends that nonessential, elective surgeries and other medical procedures be postponed during the coronavirus outbreak. ... CMS also asks that non...
  - 11 days ago, 19 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• CDC Report: Coronavirus Strikes All Ages
  Half of those hospitalized are under 55, but odds of dying rise with age ... En español | More than half of the nearly 2,500 Americans who have been hospitalized with COVID-19 are under age 55, but...
  - 11 days ago, 19 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• Live AARP Coronavirus Tele-Town Hall
  Experts share information about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself ... AARP will host a weekly live Coronavirus Information Tele-Town Hall right here on Thursdays at 1 pm (ET). ... Please bookmar...
  - 11 days ago, 19 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• How Drive-Through Coronavirus Tests Work
  ARLINGTON, Virginia — A drive-through site where people had their throats swabbed and samples taken for COVID-19 testing has opened for business outside the nation's capital. ... About 60 samples w...
  - 11 days ago, 19 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• Identifying Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Symptoms
  En español | In most cases, the illness starts with a fever. ... Usually a cough that accompanies it — sometimes shortness of breath. ... But for people with a mild case of COVID-19, the disease ca...
  - 11 days ago, 19 Mar 20, 8:00pm -
• Coronavirus: Latest News and Guidance
  Aggressive steps being taken during the illness' outbreak to inform, protect older Americans ... Testing may be free, but you'll likely pay for care ... Amid spike in testing, anxious patients awai...
  - 11 days ago, 19 Mar 20, 8:00pm -

Journal of Aging Health: Recent Issues

• Life-Course Trauma and Later Life Mental, Physical, and Cognitive Health in a Postapartheid South African Population: Findings From the HAALSI study
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective: To investigate the relationships between exposure to life-course traumatic events (TEs) and later life mental, physical, and cognitive health outcomes in the older population of a rural Sou…
  - 6 days ago, 24 Mar 20, 6:45am -
• The Effect of Social Network Size and Composition on the Link Between Discrimination and Health Among Sexual Minorities
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objectives: Previous research has examined the link between discrimination and health in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine if heal…
  - 31 days ago, 29 Feb 20, 1:25am -
• Intersectional Effects of Gender, Education, and Geographic Region on Functional Health Disparities Among Older Adults in India
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective: Research on social determinants of health in India has focused largely on the independent influence of education, gender, and region. Using an intersectionality framework in this study, we…
  - 67 days ago, 23 Jan 20, 11:30pm -
• Psychosocial Interventions for Family Carers of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective:This study aimed to review and synthesize findings of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions aimed at improving outcomes for family carers of people with dementia. Method: A systema…
  - 71 days ago, 20 Jan 20, 2:07am -
• Relationship of Medicare–Medicaid Dual Eligibility and Dementia With Unplanned Facility Admissions Among Medicare Home Health Care Recipients
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of dementia and Medicare–Medicaid dual eligibility on unplanned facility admission among older Medicare home health (HH) recipients.…
  - 75 days ago, 16 Jan 20, 12:57am -
• Utilization of Medications With Cognitive Impairment Side Effects and the Implications for Older Adults’ Cognitive Function
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objectives: Many medications have cognitive impairment, memory loss, amnesia, or dementia as side effects (“cognitive side effects” hereafter), but little is known about trends in the prevalence o…
  - 85 days ago, 5 Jan 20, 9:18pm -
• Reciprocal Effects Between Loneliness and Sleep Disturbance in Older Americans
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objectives: To model the relationship between loneliness and sleep disturbance over time. Method: Data came from the Health and Retirement Study (2006, 2010, 2014 waves; age ≥ 65 years; n = 5,067).…
  - 21 Dec 19, 6:53am -
• Informal and Formal Social Integration Shape Eating and Drinking of Older Black and White Americans
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objective: Health behaviors are seen as one possible pathway linking race to health outcomes. Social integration has also been consistently linked to important health outcomes but has not been examine…
  - 21 Dec 19, 6:50am -
• Work Performance Among Informal Caregivers: A Review of the Literature
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objectives: To examine the association between informal caregiving and caregiver work performance. Method: A systematized review of the literature. Results: We found that caregiving has an adverse imp…
  - 12 Dec 19, 8:47pm -
• Neighborhood Cohesion, Disorder, and Physical Function in Older Adults: An Examination of Racial/Ethnic Differences
  Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objectives: This study examined the link between neighborhood social cohesion, disorder, and physical function in older adults, and identified potential racial/ethnic differences in these associations…
  - 2 Dec 19, 1:28am -

MedcineNet: Senior Health

• Seniors, Getting Off the Sofa Brings Big Health Benefits
  Title: Seniors, Getting Off the Sofa Brings Big Health BenefitsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/6/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 25 days ago, 6 Mar 20, 2:00am -
• Helping Seniors Manage Meds After Hospital Reduces Readmission: Study
  Title: Helping Seniors Manage Meds After Hospital Reduces Readmission: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/3/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/4/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 27 days ago, 4 Mar 20, 2:00am -
• Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New Disabilities
  Title: Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New DisabilitiesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/3/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 28 days ago, 3 Mar 20, 2:00am -
• Sleepy Seniors Have Higher Health Risks
  Title: Sleepy Seniors Have Higher Health RisksCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/3/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 28 days ago, 3 Mar 20, 2:00am -
• Pot Use Among U.S. Seniors Nearly Doubled in 3 Years
  Title: Pot Use Among U.S. Seniors Nearly Doubled in 3 YearsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/24/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 35 days ago, 25 Feb 20, 2:00am -
• Dietitian-Led Behavioral Therapy May Help Seniors Lose Weight
  Title: Dietitian-Led Behavioral Therapy May Help Seniors Lose WeightCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/21/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/24/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 36 days ago, 24 Feb 20, 2:00am -
• Who's Caring for Family Caregivers? 1 in 5 Says Health Is Poor
  Title: Who's Caring for Family Caregivers? 1 in 5 Says Health Is PoorCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/20/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/21/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 39 days ago, 21 Feb 20, 2:00am -
• Time Spent on the Links May Lengthen Life
  Title: Time Spent on the Links May Lengthen LifeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 47 days ago, 13 Feb 20, 2:00am -
• Golf May Be a Recipe for Longevity
  Title: Golf May Be a Recipe for LongevityCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 48 days ago, 12 Feb 20, 2:00am -
• Caregivers Give Short Shrift to Their Own Health
  Title: Caregivers Give Short Shrift to Their Own HealthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/8/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/10/2020 12:00:00 AM
  - 50 days ago, 10 Feb 20, 2:00am -

Medical News Today: Seniors / Aging

• Older adults who drink tea are less likely to be depressed
  A new study examines the link between drinking tea and lower rates of depression in older Chinese adults, revealing the characteristics of tea drinkers.
  - 72 days ago, 19 Jan 20, 3:00am -
• Study sets blood pressure target for people over 80
  Newly published research sets a different standard for hypertension and what constitutes optimal systolic blood pressure for people aged 80 or older.
  - 75 days ago, 15 Jan 20, 11:00am -
• Ageotypes: Why do people age differently?
  Stanford University researchers have identified four different biological pathways for aging. This finding may help people slow down aspects of old age.
  - 75 days ago, 15 Jan 20, 10:00am -
• 10 causes of an itchy face
  A person might experience an itchy face for a variety of reasons. In this article, learn more about the possible causes and how to treat them.
  - 76 days ago, 15 Jan 20, 2:00am -
• Marathon running may reverse a risky part of the aging process
  The findings of a new study suggest that training for and running a marathon for the first time can 'turn back time' on a person's vascular age.
  - 76 days ago, 14 Jan 20, 12:00pm -
• Osteoporosis: Researchers find another possible risk factor
  A new study has found an association between poor bone health — which can be a sign of osteoporosis — and exposure to high levels of air pollution.
  - 84 days ago, 7 Jan 20, 3:00am -
• Could hydration levels influence cognitive function?
  A new study found a link between inadequate hydration and poorer cognitive functioning, especially in memory and attention tasks — but only in older women.
  - 86 days ago, 5 Jan 20, 3:00am -
• What causes Alzheimer's? Not toxic amyloid, new study suggests
  The findings of a new study suggest that the accumulation of toxic beta-amyloid proteins in the brain may not be the cause of Alzheimer's disease.
  - 86 days ago, 4 Jan 20, 6:00am -
• Misconceptions may lead to dehydration in older adults
  By conducting interviews with older Londoners, researchers have revealed a range of misconceptions that may result in serious dehydration.
  - 89 days ago, 1 Jan 20, 6:00am -
• Unhealthful diet linked with vision loss later in life
  A new study finds an association between the Western dietary pattern, which is high in unhealthful fats and sugars, and age-related vision loss.
  - 91 days ago, 31 Dec 19, 3:00am -

New York Times: The New Old Age

• A New Direction
  The blog is ending, but our coverage of caregiving and aging is not. The New Old Age will run as a twice-monthly column by Paula Span on nytimes.com and frequently in Science Times.
  - 9 Jan 15, 3:27pm -
• Remembering the Lost
  At many nursing homes and assisted living places, a resident's passing may be hardly noted.
  - 7 Jan 15, 12:21pm -
• The Future, Revisited
  Circumstances had changed, and all these documents needed to change, too.
  - 29 Dec 14, 5:00am -
• Diabetes Prevention That Works
  Lifestyle modification prevents Type 2 diabetes even more effectively in the elderly than in middle-aged patients.
  - 26 Dec 14, 3:22pm -
• Dementia, but Prettier
  Julianne Moore gives a wonderful performance in "Still Alice," but the film skirts the truth about dementia.
  - 19 Dec 14, 12:06pm -
• Questionable Remedies for Eye Disease
  Supplements claiming to prevent age-related macular degeneration often don't contain enough, or any, of the ingredients shown to help, a researcher warns.
  - 17 Dec 14, 1:35pm -
• U.S. Health Care Lags Worldwide for Those Over 65
  The United States still has mortifying lapses and problems, despite spending more on health care than any country in the world, a new Commonwealth Fund report reveals.
  - 12 Dec 14, 9:41am -
• Unmet Needs Continue to Pile Up
  When someone is spending $3,500 or more a month for assisted living, are there fewer activities the resident can’t manage?
  - 9 Dec 14, 4:48pm -
• A Focus on the Heart for Older Patients
  The first geriatric cardiology clinic in New York opened at N.Y.U. Langone Medical Center in August. It’s different.
  - 4 Dec 14, 1:45pm -
• Part D for Drug Coverage — and Drudgery
  Like doing our taxes, signing up for Medicare Part D, the insurance program for drug coverage, takes days out of our lives and leaves us sitting in a heap of papers with a splitting headache.
  - 1 Dec 14, 5:21pm -

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