Aging
Good Friends Might Be Your Best Brain Booster As You Age
Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns Ask Edith Smith, a proud 103-year-old, about […]
Los buenos amigos podrían ayudar a mantener un cerebro sano al envejecer
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Sobre noticias en español Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que […]
Doing More Harm Than Good? Epidemic of Screening Burdens Nation’s Older Patients
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). Join #cancerchat Twitter Chat Why do so many people get screened for cancer at the end of life, when test can often do more harm than good? @KHNews’ @LizSzabo will host a #cancerchat with experts on Friday, Dec. […]
The Long Goodbye: Coping With Sadness And Grief Before A Loved One Dies
Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns For years before her death at age […]
El largo adiós: cómo enfrentar la enfermedad prolongada de un ser querido
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). En los años antes […]
Trump Administration Relaxes Financial Penalties Against Nursing Homes
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration — reversing guidelines put in place under President Barack Obama — is scaling back the use of fines against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury. The shift in the […]
Care Suffers As More Nursing Homes Feed Money Into Corporate Webs
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When one of Martha Jane Pierce’s sons peeled back the white sock that had been covering his 82-year-old mother’s right foot for a month, he discovered rotting flesh. “It looked like a piece of black […]
For Elder Health, Trips To The ER Are Often A Tipping Point
Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns Twice a day, the 86-year-old man went […]
At Some Veterans Homes, Aid-In-Dying Is Not An Option
This story also ran on The Atlantic. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED on Feb. 15] California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives, but controversy is growing over a newer rule that effectively bans that option in the […]
KHN Conversation On Living Well With Dementia
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