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Aging
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Home-care workers facing numerous challenges during pandemic
Is home health care the next COVID-19 hot spot? It may very well be, according to home care workers and…
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Resources and ideas for reporting on older adults’ use of marijuana
More than two-thirds of states (plus the District of Columbia and several territories) have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational…
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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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Ask the experts: What do you want to know about COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic is quickly evolving and finding up-to-date answers to questions from experts has been challenging for many journalists.…
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AHCJ announces winners of 2019 health journalism contest
Investigations into flawed or corrupt health-care practices won many of the top honors in the Association of Health Care Journalists’…
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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…