Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medicare Advantage ads that are confusing or misleading could be banned under a new rule that was proposed Wednesday by the Biden administration to protect seniors.Nearly half of all seniors or people with d…
Learn More1.3 Million Older Women Still Receive Cervical Cancer Screening-Related Services
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While annual use of cervical cancer screening-associated services is decreasing in the Medicare fee-for-service population, more than 1.3 million older women received these services in 2019, according to a stud…
Learn MoreAumentan los casos de gripe en EE. UU., e instan a los adultos mayores a vacunarse
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos les piden a los adultos mayores que se vacunen contra la gripe lo antes posible, mientras una temporada de gripe excepcionalmente desagradable se despliega por todo Estados Unidos.Ya se h…
Learn MorePersistent Pain in Seniors Linked to Decline in Physical Function
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Persistent pain in older adults is associated with a decline in physical function, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Christine Seel Ritchie, M.D.,…
Learn MoreSeniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts are asking seniors to get their flu shots ASAP as an exceptionally nasty flu season unfolds across the United States.Already, 8.7 million flu cases have been reported, with 78,000 hospitalizations and …
Learn MorePoor Sleep Tied to Urinary, Prostate Symptoms
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep quality is associated with an increased prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Frontiers in Aging Neuro…
Learn MoreMuchas mujeres mayores de EE. UU. reciben pruebas innecesarias para el cáncer de cuello uterino
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores advierten que unas tasas altas de pruebas de detección del cáncer de cuello uterino en las mujeres de a partir de 65 años sugieren que algunas estadunidenses mayores están reci…
Learn More2000 to 2020 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Death Rates in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2000 to 2020, there was an increase in the age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 years and older, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease C…
Learn MoreFatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of older Americans are dying from drug overdoses and alcohol abuse.That’s the tragic takeaway from two new reports by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.More than 5,000 peop…
Learn MoreMany U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers warn that high rates of cervical cancer screening in women over 65 suggest that some older Americans are being unnecessarily screened.More health data on these screenings in older women is neede…
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