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Aging
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Seniors more vulnerable to painkillers’ risks
Mary Shedden, of The Tampa Tribune, delves into the dangers of prescription medicines in older people, whose bodies may be…
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NLM workshop in Ohio tests waters for possible chapter
This post was contributed by AHCJ member Eileen Beal. On Oct. 9, health care journalists, a couple of journalism professors,…
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Guide focuses on diversity in services for the aging
This is a guest post by independent journalist Eileen Beal, that she wrote at my invitation. Don’t let the title…
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Workshop explored health needs of rural residents
Dennis Berens, president of the National Rural Health Association, called media coverage of Health Policy a failure – but not…
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Newly released data reveals inappropriate use of antipsychotics in nursing homes
Kay Lazar and Matt Carroll of The Boston Globe have written about nursing homes that use “antipsychotic drugs to control…
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Residents not warned of nursing home foreclosures
Writing for The New York Times, Laurie Udesky reports that despite significant rates of foreclosures, California nursing homes are not…
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Grand Rounds points to end-of-life posts
AHCJ member Larry Beresford hosts the Palliative Care Grand Rounds this month and has compiled an impressive roundup of end-of-life…
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Palliative care piece launches embedded dispatches
Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Michael Vitez has been embedded with Abington Memorial Hospital in suburban Montgomery County, Pa. Karl Stark,…
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Old, frail fall through the cracks in Wash. system
In a series of articles, Seattle Times reporter Michael J. Berens looks at Washington’s adult family homes – legally sanctioned…
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In the cold, elderly more likely to break hip
USA Today‘s Kim Painter reminds folks, especially the elderly, to practice “defensive walking” during winter months, citing a “decade-long study…