President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they’ve been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.
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Democrats Seek Narrow Path To Rein In Cost Of Medicines
Posted on 06 May 2021.
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Cohousing Communities Examine Shared Values, Relationships
Posted on 04 May 2021.
Tensions were running high at PDX Commons, a cohousing community for adults 55 and older in Portland, Oregon. Several people wanted to keep visitors off-site until all 35 residents were vaccinated. Others wanted to open to family and friends for the first time in a year.
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Omega-3 Supplements Do Double Duty In Protecting Against Stress
Posted on 21 April 2021.
A high daily dose of an omega-3 supplement may help slow the effects of aging by suppressing damage and boosting protection at the cellular level during and after a stressful event.
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Older Adults To Test Freedom After Covid Vaccinations
Posted on 02 April 2021.
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against covid-19 are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic.
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Life Expectancy: Underestimation Risks Financial Security
Posted on 09 March 2021.
Social Security’s life expectancy calculator predicts I’ll live to about 86. An insurance company’s version says I should expect to die at 98.
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Mobility Means You’ve Got to Move It, Move It
Posted on 08 March 2021.
One in four women over age 65 is unable to walk two blocks or climb a flight of stairs. Known as mobility disability, it is the leading type of incapacity and a key contributor to a person’s loss of independence.
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