A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
Previous efforts to establish public long-term care protections have foundered. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act included the…
Are You Frail? What to Know and How to Reduce Your Risk
In the 1980s and ’90s, doctors diagnosed frailty largely based on their intuition. “We used to say, ‘You…
3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said…
The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most
On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon, drove to visit a patient…
What Is It Like to Get Cancer When You’re Young?
‘It’s this perfect storm of stealing your femininity.’ Whitney Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36. Whitney…