January 16, 2025
(UPI) – Emotional support dogs can serve people with various mental health needs, but many of them can’t care for an animal at home. That’s where Tombot Inc. feels it can help. The company, based in Santa Clarita, Calif., has … Read More
January 14, 2025
(Associated Press) – About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought: … Read More
January 13, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – There was a 9.6-year gap between years lived in good health and total lifespans among people living in 183 countries, and the United States had the greatest “healthspan”-lifespan gap of any of them, according to … Read More
January 13, 2025
(New York Times) – The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years to about one million annually by 2060, a new study estimates, and the number of new … Read More
January 10, 2025
(KFF Health News) – The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also stressing the region’s … Read More
January 7, 2025
(The Atlantic) – When my father turned on his iPad again about a year after his seizure, he couldn’t find the Photoshop app because the logo had changed. Instagram, which now had Reels and a shopping tab, was unnavigable. Some … Read More
January 2, 2025
(Financial Times) – What price immortality? Hal Finney, a computer scientist and early bitcoin user, placed his bets on cryonics: his body is preserved at Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Arizona. Tech billionaire Bryan Johnson has availed himself of his … Read More
December 30, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – The rich get richer—and older. People with high salaries and net worth tend to live longer lives, research shows. Once Americans make it to their late 50s, the wealthiest 10% live to a median age of … Read More
December 27, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Scans of face photos are estimating people’s ‘biological age’ and even predicting how long they’ll live Cancer doctor Raymond Mak had a hunch that an elderly patient was healthy enough to withstand aggressive treatment. A photo … Read More
December 26, 2024
(NPR) – Whether it’s volunteering at a local food bank, or taking soup to a sick neighbor, there’s lots of evidence that when we help others, it can boost our own happiness and psychological well-being. But there’s also growing research … Read More
December 24, 2024
(KFF Health News) – Of the 3 million Americans over age 50 who identify as gay, bisexual, or transgender, about twice as many are single and living alone when compared with their heterosexual counterparts, according to the National Resource Center … Read More
December 18, 2024
(Washington Post via MSN) – A panel of independent health experts recommended Tuesday against older adults using vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent falls and fractures, citing inadequate evidence to support their effectiveness. The guidance from the U.S. Preventive … Read More
December 17, 2024
(Wired) – The protective proteins in our bodies aren’t just great for fending off infection—they could also fight the effects of getting older. The antibodies can gum up the workings of a marauding germ or mark it for destruction by … Read More
December 13, 2024
(New York Times) – A trio of relatives in New Jersey defrauded the state’s Medicaid program out of millions of dollars while neglecting patient care, the state comptroller found. Three men running a group of nursing homes in New Jersey … Read More
December 6, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Patients who leave Medicare plans run by private insurance companies in favor of traditional Medicare end up costing the government much more than typical patients, according to a new analysis by health-policy nonprofit KFF, raising the … Read More
December 4, 2024
(Nature) – Survey of scientists who study ageing finds no consensus on the fundamentals. Researchers studying ageing disagree on just about everything — including what ageing is, whether it is a disease and when it starts — according to a … Read More
December 2, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – America’s drug crisis has many survivors. Jerry Schlesinger, 72, is among the longest tenured. He tried heroin at 15. Today, he has been sober for two years. In between, decades of illicit drug use wrecked his … Read More
November 25, 2024
(New York Times) – Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens. Analyzing data from traditional Medicare for 2019, her team reported that beneficiaries over 65 averaged about 17 contact days … Read More
November 22, 2024
(Plough) – A husband caring for a loved one with dementia finds dark valleys, but also limitless spiritual resources. Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, in How We Die, describes the experience of dementia caregivers as “spiritually exhausting.” At times, that was my … Read More
November 18, 2024
(Medscape) – The prevalence of and number of deaths from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are growing among people age 70 and older in the United States, according to the results of a new study. Even … Read More
November 12, 2024
(New York Times) – What should be expected of an intimate partner when a companion suffers a health crisis? Seniors and their families increasingly confront the question. “We have a clear and shared understanding of what it means to be … Read More
November 11, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – While marijuana can help calm agitation, there are risks Roughly 20% of the people who come for a cannabis consultation now are dementia patients, says Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather, a general practitioner in Sebastopol, Calif., who has … Read More
October 28, 2024
Bioethics (vol. 38, no. 9, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
October 23, 2024
(CNN) – A CNN investigation reveals how deceptive political fundraising has misled elderly Americans into giving away millions of dollars More than 1,000 reports filed with government agencies and consumer advocacy groups reviewed by CNN, along with an analysis of … Read More
October 21, 2024
(9 News) – An 86-year-old with terminal lung and heart problems has applied to end his own life because of blown-out wait times for federal government assistance. Cyril Tooze is one of 70,000 elderly Australians left waiting to receive at-home … Read More
