Health
Friday, June 9, 2023
Iowa Clinicians Herald New Alzheimer's Treatments
As part of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, mental-health advocates in Iowa are sharing information about Alzheimer's and say two new drugs …
Friday, June 9, 2023
Sensitive Respiratory Issues? Stay Indoors
Smoke from wildfires raging in Canada has created the most polluted air on record in New York City. Although Indiana is hundreds of miles away…
Friday, June 9, 2023
Canadian Wildfires Affect Health of Humans, Wildlife
As smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets New York and much of the East Coast, it's causing a wide range of health effects - and not just for people…
Friday, June 9, 2023
Wildfire Smoke Produces Worst MD Air Quality in Decades
As smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts over the state, researchers from the University of Maryland are flying into the smoke plumes to measure …
Friday, June 9, 2023
NH Joins Growing 'Guns to Gardens' Movement
Community volunteers in New Hampshire are turning unwanted firearms into garden tools as part of a nationwide effort to reduce gun violence. Under …
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Survey: Most People Have Poor Gut Health
In North Carolina and nationwide, people surveyed by the health care group MDVIP admit they neglect their gut health for the most part, despite …
Thursday, June 8, 2023
NM Advocates: Climate Crisis Demands End to Feds' Fossil-Fuel Leasing
The Bureau of Land Management has auctioned off another 10,000 acres of New Mexico public lands to the oil and gas industry, despite a local rally …
Thursday, June 8, 2023
AARP WA Provides Resources to Care for Family Caregivers
Family caregivers are providing crucial services, but they also need support. That's why AARP has compiled resources for the people taking care of …
Thursday, June 8, 2023
NV Governor Vetoes Medical Aid-In-Dying Bill
This week, Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed Senate Bill 239, which would have allowed medical aid in dying in Nevada. The bill would have given mentally …
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Amicus Briefs Filed in CA Elder Abuse, Arbitration Case
This week, four advocacy groups have filed an amicus brief in a case before the California Supreme Court involving allegations of elder abuse and the …
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
'We Welcome Everyone': CT Senior Centers Rebound Post-Pandemic
As Connecticut and the rest of the U.S. leave the COVID-19 pandemic behind, senior centers are welcoming back participants they have not seen in a …
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Grant Awarded to Study Improving Health Care for Imprisoned Seniors
Longer sentences handed out for major crimes in Michigan and other states over the past few decades mean a larger portion of people in state and feder…