'We were supposed to grow old together': Widowed by COVID, Brevard woman faces aging on her own
Bruce Herba, a Long Island native, was an aerospace engineer for Northrop Grumman for more than 30 years. Carol, a Medford, ...
End-of-life planning can be hampered by misconceptions − but the process is easier than you might think
Advance care planning is the process of communicating with your loved ones about your medical wishes in case you are incapacitated and unable to make health care decisions for yourself. For example, ...
Study: COVID-19 hospital patients face greater risk of death for 2 or more years afterward
People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home, a ...
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'We were supposed to grow old together': Widowed by COVID, Brevard woman faces aging on her own
Stevie Nicks' loss-laced voice is wafting across the patio at an Indian Harbour Beach bar and grill. The poignant lyrics to the Fleetwood Mac hit "Landslide" seem to hover over the table where ...
U.S. is headed toward a hospital bed shortage, researchers warn
The researchers project that annual hospitalizations will rise from 36 million in 2025 to 40 million in 2035. The United ...
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NSHAP study examines cognition and aging in post-COVID era
A new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences presents new measures, methods, and data collected during Round 4 (2021 to 2023) of the ...
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Measles Outbreak in Texas Highlights Impact of Underinvestment in Public Health
Like COVID, measles is revealing how aging infrastructure and doctor shortages leave rural communities vulnerable.
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Covid-19 devastated nursing homes. Five years later, what changes have been made?
Five years after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, some nursing homes have made improvements. But widespread, systematic ...
Budding scientists, active seniors: Applications open for NBC's community grants
The application period for this year’s NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants opens today. In all, $2.5 million will be given out ...
Aircraft Production Hurdles Create Record Order Backlog, Older Fleet
While air travel demand has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic and then some, aircraft production and its supply chain ...
Older Black people die at higher rates than their white peers. Here's why aging is a greater risk for Black Americans.
QMedic analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data and spoke with experts to look at the reality of aging as a ...
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Longevity, Paxlovid and GMOs: The week in Well+Being
You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Happy Thursday! Coming up is International Women’s Day on Saturday and the ...