Aging
La pandemia interrumpe una mina de oro: las cirugías de reemplazo articular
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). El doctor Ira Weintraub, […]
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). 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 […]
For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun
The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail, and lost consciousness. Other drivers stopped, broke the car window, and pulled him to safety. A passing volunteer firefighter performed CPR until an ambulance arrived […]
We Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). 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 […]
With No Legal Guardrails for Patients, Ambulances Drive Surprise Medical Billing
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). School librarian Amanda Brasfield bent over to grab her lunch from a small refrigerator and felt her heart begin to race. Even after lying on her office floor and closing her eyes, her heart kept pounding and fluttering in her […]
A Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to Live
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). 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 […]
‘No Mercy’ Explores the Fallout After a Small Town Loses Its Hospital
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Lifetime Experiences Help Older Adults Build Resilience to Pandemic Trauma
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Older adults are especially vulnerable physically during the coronavirus pandemic. But they’re also notably resilient psychologically, calling upon a lifetime of experience and perspective to help them through difficult times. Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated […]
Older COVID Patients Battle ‘Brain Fog,’ Weakness and Emotional Turmoil
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). “Lord, give me back my memory.” 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 […]
Prayers and Grief Counseling After COVID: Trying to Aid Healing in Long-Term Care
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). A tidal wave of grief and loss has rolled through long-term care facilities as the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 91,000 residents and staffers — nearly 40% of recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. And it’s not over: Facilities are […]