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Topic: senior health

Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly

Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly

March 6, 2013 2:38 pm by | 0 Comments

Nursing home residents taking sleep aids such as Ambien are more likely to fall and fracture a hip than residents not being treated for insomnia, new research suggests. According to ... Read more
Plans to expand Florida Medicaid welcomed and feared

Plans to expand Florida Medicaid welcomed and feared

February 24, 2013 9:55 pm by | 0 Comments

Almost overnight, Florida has gone from being an ardent opponent of the federal health care law to a laboratory for one of the law’s most ambitious experiments.  Florida Governor Rick ... Read more
Medicare drug costs to fall in 2014, but donut hole widens

Medicare drug costs to fall in 2014, but donut hole widens

February 21, 2013 1:21 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - There will be good and bad news next year for seniors using Medicare's prescription drug program.Overall, enrollees can expect a year of flat or decreasing Medicare prescription ... Read more
5 physicians’ TED talks that will leave you thinking (video)

5 physicians’ TED talks that will leave you thinking (video)

February 19, 2013 9:36 am by | 2 Comments

Taboo topics. Novel ideas. Thought leaders willing to take risks. Candid conversations about problems.That’s what we need more of in healthcare. It’s also the beauty of TED talks. In the ... Read more
Psychiatric drugs tied to falls in the elderly

Psychiatric drugs tied to falls in the elderly

February 8, 2013 2:44 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seniors taking psychiatric drugs may be at extra high risk for falling, new Dutch research suggests.Of about 400 elderly people in the study, those who ... Read more
Alzheimer’s to triple by 2050 as baby boomers age

Alzheimer’s to triple by 2050 as baby boomers age

February 6, 2013 5:18 pm by | 1 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of U.S. residents aged 65 and older living with Alzheimer's disease is expected to nearly triple to 13.8 million by 2050 as aging baby boomers ... Read more
Seniors finding glitches in SilverScript drug plan

Seniors finding glitches in SilverScript drug plan

January 25, 2013 5:44 am by | 0 Comments

Minnesota seniors enrolled in the SilverScript pharmacy benefits plan are encountering problems getting prescriptions filled after call centers became overwhelmed at the start of the new year's coverage period.About 47,000 ... Read more
An all-in-one social, telehealth solution to help seniors age in place attracts $5M – and big name partners

An all-in-one social, telehealth solution to help seniors age in place attracts $5M – and big name partners

January 2, 2013 3:51 pm by | 0 Comments

The fact that seniors don’t use mobile phones or the internet to the same extent as younger generations hasn’t stopped the healthcare industry from focusing technological innovation on the 65+ ... Read more
Aspirin may help older colon cancer patients live longer

Aspirin may help older colon cancer patients live longer

December 7, 2012 9:25 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults with colon cancer who were prescribed a daily aspirin were less likely to die than those who weren't, according to a new study.While ... Read more
State insurance commissioners: No way should we charge seniors more for Medigap policies

State insurance commissioners: No way should we charge seniors more for Medigap policies

November 30, 2012 10:14 am by | 0 Comments

A key group of state insurance commissioners dealt a blow Friday to a proposal to shrink Medicare spending by asking seniors to pay more for Medicare supplemental coverage.  The health ... Read more
Exercise for the immobile: Rehab chair delivers passive vibration therapy to the lower body

Exercise for the immobile: Rehab chair delivers passive vibration therapy to the lower body

November 28, 2012 10:26 am by | 0 Comments

It might look like something you’d see in a gym, but the machine above is actually designed for hospitals and nursing homes to help patients with impaired mobility regain strength ... Read more
Medicare is confusing. So who’s helping seniors figure it out? (infographic)

Medicare is confusing. So who’s helping seniors figure it out? (infographic)

November 21, 2012 3:53 pm by | 0 Comments

One in three seniors enrolled in Medicare doesn’t understand the government program, according to a new survey. And those are just the ones who admit to it.65 Incorporated, a startup ... Read more
Medicare expands reimbursement for some skilled nursing, home health beneficiaries

Medicare expands reimbursement for some skilled nursing, home health beneficiaries

October 23, 2012 12:35 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has agreed to relax Medicare's requirements for skilled nursing and home health care, allowing beneficiaries to qualify for benefits even if their ... Read more
Canadian study: Requiring doctors to report at-risk drivers reduces accidents

Canadian study: Requiring doctors to report at-risk drivers reduces accidents

September 26, 2012 5:04 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A system where doctors routinely reported drivers who might be impaired by chronic illness cut the risk of car crashes by 45 percent in a ... Read more
Study: Antibiotic prescriptions for seniors highest in the South

Study: Antibiotic prescriptions for seniors highest in the South

September 24, 2012 4:07 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seniors in the U.S. are prescribed at least one antibiotic each every year, on average - but the rate of prescribing varies quite a bit ... Read more