WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for
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WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for
Read moreWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the pharmaceutical company Eisai Co. Ltd., headquartered in Japan, have formed a research collaboration aimed at
Read moreSarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Eugene, Oregon, had a problem. Her patients — mostly in their 70s and beyond
Read moreEconomic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value of fixed incomes. Across the
Read more[Editor’s note: KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.] A California law that took effect in July requires health plans to offer timely follow-up appointments
Read moreEight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget
Read moreThe Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has proposed new guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers, a class of highly addictive drugs used to treat
Read moreThe Biden administration will now allow people enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free. Previously, only those with private
Read moreIt's a good idea to check that ground beef that's hanging out in your fridge or freezer: The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and
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