Opinion: My aunt’s ‘Kafkaesque journey’ to get the home care she needs
As an attorney who has concentrated in elder law and long-term care rights for more than two decades, I was only too happy to help my aunt, who suffers from …
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Opinion: Listen: An ENT physician & an advocate on the high monetary and social costs of hearing loss
Although hearing loss is a common aging-related problem, affecting two in three Americans over age 70, many people still struggle to afford simple solutions such as hearing aids. In this …
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Anti-aging foundation’s CEO left amid an investigation of co-founder Aubrey de Grey
The CEO of the SENS Research Foundation left his job and seat on the organization’s board in July amid an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the anti-aging nonprofit’s high-profile …
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The decision to pull loved ones out of nursing homes when the pandemic hit was a great alternative — for those who could afford it
Every night since March 2020, Brianna Grech has ended her day the same way: She tucks in her two children and then descends the stairs to her basement, where she …
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Anti-aging research pioneer Aubrey de Grey placed on leave over sexual harassment allegations
Aubrey de Grey, the jet-setting gerontologist who co-founded the SENS Research Foundation to discover ways to reverse the ravages of aging, has been placed on leave by the foundation after …
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Opinion: Ridesharing can help older people be functionally independent in their homes, communities
The United States has experienced a particularly rapid period of expansion of the older adult population since members of the baby boom generation began entering older adulthood nearly a decade …
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Opinion: Making hearing aids affordable isn’t enough. Older adults also need hearing care services
When Anne Madison noticed her hearing was declining at age 66, she struggled. She had always prided herself on being a savvy health care consumer, but when it came to …
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Opinion: Clinical research doesn’t reflect the Alzheimer’s population. That needs to change
New data from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, show that our nation needs a fundamental shift in how Alzheimer’s research and clinical …
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Opinion: With Aduhelm, history can repeat itself by following cancer’s success
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm has stirred intense controversy, with pundits launching attacks on multiple fronts. Professors focus on population outcomes rather than individual …
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