Un miedo ancestral cada vez más común: “Voy a morir solo”
Esto es algo que se preguntan muchos adultos mayores que viven solos, una población que ya supera las 16 millones de personas y que sigue creciendo.
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Chemtrail? New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy’s HHS
The idea that airplane vapors are toxic to people or that there are ongoing efforts to intentionally change the climate made the social media rounds. Now, it has found advocates at the Department of Health and Human Services.
An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: ‘I’m Going To Die Alone’
As families fracture, people are living longer and are more likely to find themselves without close relatives or friends at the end of their lives.
In Mississippi, Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Fails to Catch On
In Mississippi, a state with one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, Medicaid covers weight loss drugs, but few enrollees have signed up for the benefit.
RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash
The health secretary’s statement doesn’t consider the impact that the Medicaid cuts advanced in the same law will have on health care in rural America.
Por qué los huesos frágiles no es solo un problema de las mujeres
Uno de cada cinco hombres mayores de 50 sufrirá una fractura vinculada a la osteoporosis, y entre los adultos mayores, aproximadamente una cuarta parte de las fracturas de cadera ocurren en hombres.
California’s Health Insurance Marketplace Braces for Chaos as Shutdown Persists
Jessica Altman, the head of California’s Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, warns letters will be sent out this week with sky-high premiums unless Washington extends covid-era enhanced tax credits by then. Even if Congress acts later and rates are lower than feared, she says shoppers could be scared off.
Listen: Green Goodbyes: Choosing an Eco-Friendly Burial
Environmental and economic concerns prompt some people to explore obsequies options beyond metal caskets and cremation.
