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Covering smell and taste losses in older adults
Barbara Bein Unlike problems in vision and hearing, age-related losses to smell and taste have only recently gained attention. Like…
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Poor sleep tied to higher suicide risk in elders
The recent suicide of actor/comedian Robin Williams has put a spotlight on suicide and depression. However, older adults who suffer…
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Calif. dental board allows complaints to accumulate outside public view
Reporter Rachel Cook took a long and detailed look at the career of one Bakersfield, Calif., dentist and ended up…
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Georgia develops ‘accountability’ dementia plan
Georgia has a new task force targeting Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The recently published Georgia Alzheimer’s Disease and Related…
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AHCJ disappointed with ACGME’s response on transparency
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has rejected a request from AHCJ to publicly release additional information about the…
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How social position affects health behavior
People whose socioeconomic status is low are more likely to act in ways that harm their health compared with those…
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Reporter shares experience covering Medicaid’s orthodontic benefits
After a hint from her own dentist, Sheila Hagar started looking into concerns about the rising numbers of Medicaid kids getting…
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AHCJ data include 16,806 nursing home deficiencies
AHCJ’s latest update to nursing home inspection data gives members three years of the most severe deficiencies found during inspections…
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Radio series looks beyond medical care for New York’s least healthy county
The Bronx has ranked as the least-healthy county in New York State for several years running. The news team at…
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Covering the silent – and growing – epidemic of senior substance abuse
Eileen Beal Older Americans have been misusing, abusing and becoming addicted to alcohol, tobacco and herbal “substances” for decades. Now…
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