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VIDEO: Discuss cataract surgical plan in advance with patients
ORLANDO - At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Jennifer M. Loh, MD, discusses what she tells her patients before cataract surgery, so her patients are more cooperative...
5 days ago - Healio
The Palace Announces Date For Harry And Meghan To End Their Royal Duties
A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex just revealed when they'll formally step down as senior royals Welp, it's really happening! On Wednesday, the details of...
8 days ago - Scary Mommy
Age-Friendly Job Alerts: Needham Aging Services, Alzheimer's Association, Minuteman Senior Services
Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH - Faith Outreach Coordinator Reporting to the Manager of Diversity Outreach, this full-time Coordinator is responsible for the creation and...
15 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
‘Crowded In, Priced Out' Report Spotlights Lack of Family-Sized Housing
The latest in a string of reports on the region's housing woes comes from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and focuses on the lack of family-sized housing while taking...
22 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
New Complete Streets Funding Awards Provides $8.1 Million to Improve Accessibility in Communities
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, and Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale and other...
29 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
ACL Seeks Input on the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council
The Administration for Community Living is seeking input on the challenges faced by family caregivers from individuals and organizations that capture the breadth of the family...
30 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Salem for All Ages Releases Year Three Progress Report
The city of Salem and its age-friendly initiative - called Salem for All Ages - continues to make progress as evidenced in their recently released Year Three Report , which...
1 month ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Dementia screening safe but offers few benefits by itself
Screening for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in primary care settings did not result in any harm as measured by patient-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms...
1 month ago - Healio
‘Ageism in the Workplace' Survey Reveals Under-reporting, Misconceptions, and Cost to Employers
By 2024, workers age 55 and older will represent 25% of the nation's workforce, with the fastest annual growth rates among those aged 65-and-older. This evolving workforce...
1 month ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Meghan And Harry Removed From Royal Family Display At Madame Tussauds
London's Madame Tussauds museum removed the waxworks of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from its set of the Royal Family One day after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stunned the...
1 month ago - Scary Mommy
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Donald Trump makes Mike Pence his coronavirus czar and will spend 'whatever...
The president held a White House press conference with senior CDC doctors and other officials amid mounting fears over the U.S. response to coronavirus, which has now hit 60...
New Way of Diagnosing Alzheimer's Early
Presenilin1 gene could be used as a biomarker for Alzheimer's diagnosis. Scientists previously overlooked this gene behavior which could lead to a new way to diagnosing the...
NHS would sacrifice most vulnerable patients' critical care during...
Under 'Three Wise Men' protocol, senior medics would need to decipher which patients to give care such as ventilators and beds to, with a focus on saving those most likely to...
Getting enough protein, calcium and other micronutrients boosts bone health...
Osteoporosis remains to be one of the leading public health threats in older adults. In the U.S. alone, over 52 million people over the age of 50 suffer from this condition...
Saw palmetto found to be better than drugs when it comes to improving...
A berry native to the South, the saw palmetto is widely regarded for its health and nutritional benefits. In fact, recent studies have shown that men especially can benefit...
Losing a Spouse Could Speed Brain's Decline
In fact, people who are widowed and have high levels of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, appear to experience cognitive decline three times faster than...
The market for Menopause: Expo West preview
The niche but lucrative market can no longer be ignored.
FDA Panel: Thumbs Down for Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy
]]> - SILVER SPRING, Md. - A light-activated focal therapy for early prostate cancer failed to win over an FDA advisory committee in a bid for market approval. By a 13-2 vote...
Johns Hopkins researchers make progress in the development of noninvasive...
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have made significant progress toward development of a simple, noninvasive liquid biopsy test that detects prostate cancer...
New templates for improving assessment of senior cancer patients
While older adults, defined as those 65 and older, make up the largest percentage of cancer patients and survivors, this group is not adequately represented in clinical trials...