Rethinking health care

 for older adults 

beyond lab results

By Gerald Kuo 

Chronic illness, muscle loss, and physiological decline restrict the directions they can take. The goal of care is no longer restoring a perfect state of health. The goal is helping patients find a viable path forward despite these constraints.

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The Benefits of Aging

By Brenda Lange  

"...aches and pains and memory lapses—are hard to accept and have become stereotypical of what it means to get older. However, as we’re living longer and often healthier lives, we recognize that in many areas we improve as we age.  

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Dual-Eligible 

Special Needs Plans: 

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ document answers common questions from advisors and advocates who are assisting individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid (“dually eligible individuals”) who are considering their health plan options.

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The Continuous 

Creative Act

 of Holding on 

and Letting Go: 

10 Beautiful Minds 

on the Art of 

Growing Older

By Maria Popova

A great paradox of being alive in this civilization is that we have come to dread and devalue the triumph of having lived, forgetting that to grow old is not a punishment but a privilege

I have always regarded the president of the United States (no matter what party they represented) as a person with a strong sense of history. Their job almost demands it. They sit in an office in a building where those who came before them made decisions that changed (for better or worse) the course of history. At the very least, we could expect the person who holds the highest office in our land to learn from the mistakes and accomplishments of their predecessors and to take the proper course of action when they find themselves in sticky situations. But now we have a president who has no interest in learning anything from those who had been there and done that.

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Between 2024 and 2048, approximately $124 trillion will be bequeathed from baby boomers and older generations to their heirs

Of that total, $54 trillion will go to surviving spouses.

Ninety-five percent of that amount will go to women, with older women set to be the largest beneficiaries, as their average life expectancy exceeds that of US men.

Some experts caution that if the spouse who handled the finances predeceases their partner, inheriting the money may be more fraught than comforting. In other words, if you think a banana costs $10, seek help now.

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Blood Test Predicts 

Dementia 

in Women as Many as

 25 Years Before 

Symptoms Begin

"Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that a novel blood-based biomarker can predict a woman’s risk of developing dementia..."

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Hearing Aids

 Can Slow Rate of

 Cognitive Decline

 by Nearly Half

By Renee Fischer

"...what we never knew, honestly, was if treating hearing loss using our existing interventions could in fact lead to reduced risk of these adverse outcomes,” 

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Is it possible 

to miss the present?

 Introducing the concept 

of ‘nowstalgia’

By Norian Caporale-Berkowitz

 Nowstalgia is a common but underrecognized feeling. It describes the sentimental longing for the present moment, driven by awareness of its inherent fragility, ephemerality, or transience. 

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What Happens 

When You Break A Bone?

About half of all people will break at least one bone during their lifetime, and the body’s 200+* bones come in several categories including short bones, long bones, flat bones, and irregular bones.

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6 Things 

You Should Do

 After 5 P.M.

 to Support 

Healthy Aging, 

According to Experts

By Cheyenne Buckingham 

 “Your daily lifestyle habits play a big role in shaping how you feel today, and how you age in the future,” 

I've always been a simple man with simple tastes. Both in the things I own and the way I live my life.

I never felt the need to surround myself with stuff just because I could. I bought only items that added value to my life. I rarely bought things on a whim. That's not to say I lacked a bit of bling. Nor that I was cheap. I always bought the best I could afford. Not the cheapest. The few times I picked a bargain, I ended up disappointed.

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-  The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea. It lasted for about three years, ending with an armistice on July 27, 1953.

-  The war was a significant conflict during the Cold War, with North Korea supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was backed by United Nations forces led by the United States.

-  The war resulted in heavy casualties, with an estimated 2.5 million people killed, including civilians and military personnel from both sides.

-  Although an armistice was signed in 1953, a formal peace treaty was never concluded, technically leaving North and South Korea still at war.

- The war solidified the division of Korea along the 38th parallel, which remains the border between North and South Korea today.