- Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
- Psoriasis Meds Don’t Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
- Diet Drinks Don’t Do Your Heart Any Favors
- Lockdowns Can Widen Kids’ Waistlines – Here’s How to Curb That
- Trial of Antibody Drug for COVID-19 Stopped for Lack of Effectivenes
- Health Highlights: Oct. 27, 2020
- Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
- MRIs Might Be Safe for Patients With Implanted Heart Devices
- More Evidence Masks Slow COVID’s Spread
- Dangerous COVID-19 Syndrome First Seen in Kids Also Strikes Adults
Seniors
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Fading Sense of Smell Could Signal Higher Death Risk in Older Adults
If you’re a senior who can’t smell onions, smoke, chocolate or natural gas, it’s time to...
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Exercise Boosts Physical, Mental Well-Being of Older Cancer Survivors
Active older adults — cancer survivors included — are in better physical and mental health than...
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Staying Social Can Boost Healthy ‘Gray Matter’ in Aging Brains
Older adults who get together with friends, volunteer or go to classes have healthier brains, which...
More Seniors News
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Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women’s Work and Finances: StudyYoung women with cancer are at a high risk for employment and financial consequences,...
- Posted October 12, 2020
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Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid FallsPreventing falls in older age could be as fun as dancing them away, new...
- Posted October 1, 2020
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Study Sheds Light on Why COVID-19 Hits Elderly HardestElderly people who get COVID-19 have lower levels of important immune cells, which may...
- Posted September 30, 2020
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Lockdown Could Worsen Hearing Woes for U.S. SeniorsIsolation due to the pandemic and failure to get hearing aids checked has fueled...
- Posted September 29, 2020
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Immune System Clues to Why COVID Is Easier on KidsKids and adults have different immune system responses to infection with the new coronavirus,...
- Posted September 25, 2020
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Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: ReportNearly 90,000 Americans between 15 and 39 years of age will be diagnosed with...
- Posted September 18, 2020
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Parkinson’s Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular DegenerationA drug long used to treat Parkinson’s disease may benefit patients with a severe...
- Posted September 16, 2020
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Poll Finds Pandemic Surge in Loneliness Among Older AdultsThe constraints of the coronavirus pandemic have many more older adults feeling lonely this...
- Posted September 14, 2020
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Seniors With Depression Show Resilience in Face of PandemicOlder Americans with depression have held up well to the threat of COVID-19, a...
- Posted August 30, 2020
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Telehealth Skyrocketing Among Older AdultsMore older Americans have been seeing their doctors virtually since the pandemic began than...
- Posted August 20, 2020
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1 in 4 Connecticut Nursing Home Residents Had COVID: SurveyWhen COVID-19 was raging in the Northeastern United States, more than 25% of Connecticut...
- Posted August 18, 2020
