Aug 08 Watch There’s No Place Like Home: Seniors Hold on to Urban Independence Into Old Age There's No Place Like Home: Seniors Hold on to Urban Independence Into Old Age… Continue watching
Aug 08 Seven ‘Life Hacks’ to Help Keep You Out of the Nursing Home John Sears watches as an assistant from Beacon Hill Village replaces a window screen in his home, one of many services that help him "age in place." Photo by Gilberto Nobrega A few years back, John Sears stumbled upon… Continue reading
Aug 08 How One Group of Seniors Bucked Convention and Avoided the Retirement Home Seniors in Boston's Beacon Hill enjoy each other's company at a social organized by a nonprofit they created to help them remain in their homes longer into retirement. Photo by Gilberto Nobrega/PBS NewsHour Twelve years ago, a handful of… Continue reading
Aug 06 With Open Enrollment on Horizon, Young People Key to Obamacare’s Success The Obama administration hopes to attract more than 2.5 million young, healthy people to enroll through the health insurance exchanges that open on Oct. 1. Photo courtesy of Flickr User will1ill/Alex Wong Getty Images Aside from House Republicans' 40th attempt… Continue reading
Aug 05 Treatment for U.S. Opioid Addicts Often Inadequate, Researchers Say Researchers say there are too many gaps between current treatment options for opioid drug abuse and the evidence-based practices utilized in much of the rest of the developed world. Photo by flickr user ep_jhu. Just behind car accidents, opioid drug… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Doctors Propose New Cancer Definition to Avoid Unnecessary Treatments Doctors Propose New Cancer Definition to Avoid Unnecessary Treatments… Continue watching
Jul 29 Alternative Treatments Could See Wide Acceptance Thanks to Obamacare By Kaiser Health News The Affordable Care Act says that insurance companies "shall not discriminate" against any state-licensed health provider, which could lead to better coverage of chiropractic, homeopathic and naturopathic care. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Jane Guiltinan said the husbands are usually… Continue reading
Jul 26 How ‘Going Under the Knife’ Became Much Less Deadly By Dr. Howard Markel Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern medicine, like the advent of antiseptic surgery, in a monthly column on the PBS NewsHour. Photo by Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images. Today, every patient reasonably expects that before going "under… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch Issue of Sexual Consent Between Elderly Adults With Dementia Proves Problematic Issue of Sexual Consent Between Elderly Adults With Dementia Proves Problematic… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Is Health Care Reform a Good Bargain or Burden for Young Americans? Is Health Care Reform a Good Bargain or Burden for Young Americans?… Continue watching