Category
Aging
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KFF reporter documents resident-on-resident violence in dementia care facilities
A KFF investigation found that resident-on-resident violence in memory care facilities is more common than previously known.
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How I Did It: Pittsburgh reporter brings home Japan’s elder care lessons for U.S.
WESA reporter Kiley Koscinski’s series “Designing Dignity” explores how the U.S. and Japan approach elder care, with a focus on…
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Older adults face high suicide risk — but new poll shows many still don’t know about 988
A new poll from the University of Michigan shows that nearly a third of older adults are unaware of the…
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New study quantifies the annual cost of dementia at $818 billion, with families picking up most of the tab
A new study puts the total U.S. cost of dementia at $818 billion for 2026, but only 27% of that…
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Reporter uncovers how drug companies ‘make’ people into Alzheimer’s patients
Jeanne Lenzer shows how she discovered drug companies recruit people into taking Alzheimer’s blood tests which may cause more harm…
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What to know about the geriatric workforce shortage
The health care system wasn’t built to handle the projected increase in older adults, and there aren’t enough geriatricians to…
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GLP-1s are different for older adults
GLP-1 access for obesity will get easier for Medicare beneficiaries as of July 1 — but they can have serious…
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Medicare and Medicaid will cover weight-loss drugs next year
The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program will operate outside Part D benefit’s coverage and payment flow, so part D insurers don’t…
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How NIH-funded AI research could change aging in America
Across the U.S., researchers are working on numerous AI-based research projects that could improve care and health outcomes for older…
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Study reframes aging narrative: Many older adults improve in later life
A new Yale University study challenges a common assumption around aging: that later life means inevitable cognitive and physical decline.