By Richard EisenbergMoney & Work EditorJanuary 9, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock Part of the TRANSFORMING LIFE AS WE AGE SPECIAL REPORT Back in June, in a blog post I wrote about the stresses many of America’s 40 million family caregivers feel, I said: “Perhaps one day, Congress will pass something... read more →
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GARY ROTSTEIN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette grotstein@post-gazette.com DEC 28, 2017 6:00 AM Former nursing home administrator Martha Bell, a convicted felon paroled in 2013, admitted in an Allegheny County courtroom this month that after her release she stole $322,000 from a man in his 80s who entrusted her with his retirement savings.... read more →
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By Debbie GalantJanuary 9, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock There is a long list of bad things that can happen when you cheat yourself of sleep. University of California, Berkeley neuroscientist Matthew Walker, who has been trotting the globe since October to promote his new book, Why We Sleep, names cancer,... read more →
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Advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms Credit: Getty Images After my father died at 94 in September, leaving my sister and me to empty his one-bedroom, independent living New Jersey apartment, we learned the hard truth that others in their 50s and 60s need to know: Nobody wants... read more →
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By DAVID H. FREEDMAN 12/13/2017 05:19 AM EST https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/12/13/drug-industry-new-developments-000598 If there’s a dream of what a new drug is supposed to do, it might look something like Kalydeco. In 2012, the new light-blue pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals rocked the world of cystic fibrosis, a fatal disease that affects 30,000... read more →
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By SARAH KARLIN-SMITH 12/13/2017 05:20 AM EST What if you could live to 85, 90 or even 100 with your mental faculties intact, able to live independently without debilitating conditions until the last year of your life? What if just one medical treatment could stave off a handful of... read more →
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By Jonnelle Marte Alantris Muhammad heads out of her home with her mother, Dorris West, who was in a car accident 11 years ago that left her unable to walk or eat on her own. (Alyssa Schukar/For The Washington Post) Alantris Muhammad says there was no question that she would... read more →
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Influencer of the Year Elizabeth Blackburn: Pioneering Research on Aging President at Salk Institute, Irwin M. Jacobs Presidential Chair IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT AGING IN AMERICA, WHAT WOULD IT BE? “I would remind everyone that telomere science has shown us how much we are connected, and at... read more →
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A national nonprofit dedicated to preserving the dignity and independence of older adults has recognized four states for their “progress made in improving the lives of older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers.” The SCAN Foundation, based in Long Beach, Calif., named Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York as... read more →
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FILE PHOTO: Microsoft founder Bill Gates looks on during a healthcare event in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/File Photo The investment - a personal one and not part of Gates’ philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - will be followed by another $50 million in start-up ventures working... read more →