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Friday’s webcast focuses on older adults and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe has been particularly fatal to older adults. Outbreaks in long-term care facilities like the…
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Older Americans Act Reauthorization signed into law
With practically everyone working overtime to cover COVID-19, you may have missed an important milestone last week. President Trump signed…
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Are older lives less worthy in a pandemic?
You may have heard the comments from Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick earlier this week, when he said that the…
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Older health care professionals at risk during COVID-19 outbreak
Retired physicians, nurses and other health care professionals have been asked to volunteer for duty in the wake of the…
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Study: Older adults with obstructive sleep apnea have higher health costs
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and costly medical condition leading to a wide range of health risks such…
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COVID-19 and older adults tip sheet offers story ideas, resources
There’s still a lot we don’t yet know about the novel coronavirus, but one thing is clear: older adults are…
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How one reporter leveraged a conference opportunity to report dementia series
How do you wrap your arms around a topic as big as dementia to create a five-part series that’s cohesive,…
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Remember – it’s still flu season
While there is rightfully much concern about the COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) becoming a pandemic (see Bara Vaida’s excellent tip sheet…
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Proposed federal budget filled with cuts to programs benefiting older Americans
The Trump Administration’s proposed $4.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2021 features plenty of reductions to spending for Medicare, Medicaid and…
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Are hospitals training staff to adequately treat delirium in older adults?
Hospitalized older adults who take atypical, or second-generation, antipsychotics for delirium were at increased risk of death from cardiopulmonary arrest,…