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Posted Mar 31, 2022, 7:14 am
Joan O'Connell & Luohua Jiang /University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/The Conversation
The total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia are US$2,943 higher than for those without dementia because of higher hospitalization costs, the first assessment of the treatment costs among Native American adults with dementia.... Read more»
Posted Dec 15, 2021, 4:35 am
Emily Schmidt
/ News21
The burdens of Alzheimer's are immense in ordinary times, for patients and the relatives who care for them - the COVID-19 pandemic brought far more challenges: higher risk of illness for those living in care facilities, limited social interaction and new routines and regulations.... Read more»
Posted Sep 28, 2021, 9:30 am
Victoria Knight
/Kaiser Health News
The 60 Plus Association ran an ad that claimed Medicare drug price negotiations were “swiping” $500 billion from Medicare and going to be used to “cut benefits and no longer pay for lifesaving medicines" - while the $500 billion number is based on facts, everything else is misleading.... Read more»
Posted Jul 22, 2021, 12:18 pm
JoNel Aleccia
/Kaiser Health News
As a deadly heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest last month, overwhelming hospital emergency rooms in a region unaccustomed to triple-digit temperatures, doctors resorted to a grim but practical tool to save lives: human body bags filled with ice and water.... Read more»
Posted Dec 17, 2020, 1:00 pm
Jeremy Duda
/Arizona Mirror
After touring a site where a group of health care workers will become some of the first people in Arizona to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. Doug Ducey celebrated the "miracle of modern medicine" that is expected to tame the pandemic, while cautioning the public that the crisis is far from over.... Read more»
Posted Dec 7, 2020, 3:14 pm
Kiara Quaranta & McKenzie Allen-Charmley/Cronkite News
As winter approaches, volunteers with Chizh for Cheii are preparing to deliver firewood to elders on the Navajo Nation reservation, where nearly 90% of homes rely on wood for heat.... Read more»
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Posted Dec 7, 2020, 1:54 pm
Joycelyn Cabrera
/Cronkite News
Arizona health officials said they expect to get the first of more than 380,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 15 and will begin vaccinating health care workers and first responders shortly thereafter.... Read more»
Posted Dec 2, 2020, 12:56 pm
Laura Olson
/Arizona Mirror
Health care workers and residents of nursing homes would be the first people in the U.S. to receive COVID-19 vaccines under recommendations approved Tuesday by a federal advisory committee.... Read more»
Posted Nov 11, 2020, 1:43 pm
Arthur Allen
/Kaiser Health News
Many news reports described the vaccine as if it were our deliverance from the pandemic, even though few details were released. Here's what we know.... Read more»
Posted Aug 5, 2020, 12:05 pm
Karra Harrington & Martin J. Sliwinski /The Conversation
Loneliness has been found to increase the risk of developing dementia by as much as 20%. In fact, loneliness has an influence similar to other more well-established dementia risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, physical inactivity and hearing loss. ... Read more»
Posted May 27, 2020, 2:28 pm
Caroline Chen
/ProPublica
Each person who died of coronavirus was somebody’s everything. Even as we mourn for those we knew, cry for those we loved and consider those who have died uncounted, the full tragedy of the pandemic hinges on one question: How do we stop the next 100,000?... Read more»
Posted Mar 31, 2020, 4:50 pm
Judith Graham
/Kaiser Health News
With the coronavirus moving through facilities that house older adults, families across the country are wondering “Should I bring Mom or Dad home?” Most retirement complexes and long-term care facilities are excluding visitors. Older adults are asked to stay in their rooms and are alone for most of the day.... Read more»
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Posted Mar 17, 2020, 3:57 am
Charles Ornstein
/ProPublica
Longtime health reporter Charles Ornstein says that comparing the novel coronavirus to the flu is dangerously inaccurate. Not one public health expert he trusts has called that comparison valid. Here’s why.... Read more»
Posted Jun 24, 2017, 12:26 pm
Paul Cunningham
/Tucson City Council
What happens in Tucson during a heat emergency? Temperatures soar, our electrical grid breaks down due to both weather conditions and the fact that everyone has got their air conditioners on full blast and boom…the power goes out, and goes out for a while.... Read more»
Posted May 21, 2017, 3:21 pm
Kim Smith
/Green Valley News
Thirteen residents of two Sahuarita assisted-living homes found themselves abruptly moved to new facilities Thursday and Friday, but exactly why remains unclear. The owner of the "Rancho Verde" facilities has been operating seven homes in Tucson and Sahuarita. The total number of residents affected is unknown.... Read more»
Posted May 1, 2017, 12:26 pm
Andres Guerra Luz
/Cronkite News
Mortality rates are higher among seniors who are aging in isolation, a “silent killer” that affects millions but goes mostly unnoticed. An estimated 8 million older adults are affected by isolation, putting them at more risk for depression, dementia and mortality, a group of experts, including the Pima Council on Aging's W. Mark Clark, told Congress.... Read more»