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[TRENDING NEWS] Stephen Karpiak, Pathbreaking H.I.V. Researcher, Dies at 74

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Author: BY ALEX VADUKUL - Publish Date: November 8, 2021 at 12:18AM His work helped change people’s attitude toward older people living with the virus that causes AIDS.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Delta variant caused a spike in deaths among nursing home residents, study finds.

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Author: BY REED ABELSON - Publish Date: October 4, 2021 at 01:38AM Nursing homes reported nearly 1,800 deaths among their residents and staff in August, the highest monthly toll since February.

[TRENDING NEWS] Want to Age Well? Here Are Some Ways.

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: June 11, 2021 at 12:06AM Readers respond to David Brooks about aging well. Also: A slur against the Irish; gardening in the nude.

[TRENDING NEWS] Alzheimer’s Drug Poses a Dilemma for the F.D.A.

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Author: BY PAM BELLUCK AND REBECCA ROBBINS - Publish Date: June 6, 2021 at 02:00AM If the agency approves it, aducanumab would be the first new Alzheimer’s treatment since 2003. Patients are desperate for new options, but some scientists say there isn’t enough evidence it works.

[TRENDING NEWS] Family Caregivers Feel the Pandemic’s Weight

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Author: BY PAULA SPAN - Publish Date: May 21, 2021 at 04:00PM Early studies reveal the toll that lockdowns, isolation and stress have taken on those who care for older Americans.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lucha libre, yoga y baile: bienvenidos a los centros de vacunación de Ciudad de México

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Author: BY NATALIE KITROEFF - Publish Date: May 2, 2021 at 02:15PM Muchas personas mayores en Ciudad de México llegaban “con miedo” a los centros de vacunación, preocupadas de que el pinchazo les hiciera daño, dijo un funcionario. “Quisimos distraerlos”. Y entraron en escena las bandas de música y los luchadores enmascarados.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lucha Libre, Yoga, Dancing: Welcome to Mexico City’s Vaccination Sites

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Author: BY NATALIE KITROEFF - Publish Date: May 2, 2021 at 02:00PM To calm Mexico City’s elderly, who were arriving “really scared” at vaccination sites, officials cued up the bands and masked wrestlers.

[TRENDING NEWS] Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Its Hesitant Staff

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Author: BY ABBY GOODNOUGH AND KENNY HOLSTON - Publish Date: March 29, 2021 at 06:46AM Almost all of the residents at Forest Hills of D.C. got their initial Covid-19 shots in January. But nearly half of the staff there had declined. Would an effort to change their minds succeed?

[TRENDING NEWS] Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Its Hesitant Staff

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Author: BY ABBY GOODNOUGH AND KENNY HOLSTON - Publish Date: March 29, 2021 at 06:46AM Almost all of the residents at Forest Hills of D.C. got their initial Covid-19 shots in January. But nearly half of the staff there had declined. Would an effort to change their minds succeed?

[TRENDING NEWS] Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report

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Author: BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI - Publish Date: March 18, 2021 at 06:30AM People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large study of medical records.

[TRENDING NEWS] How West Virginia Became a U.S. Leader in Vaccine Rollout

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Author: BY SARAH MERVOSH - Publish Date: January 25, 2021 at 07:20AM West Virginia has used 83 percent of its allotted vaccines, among the best in the nation. But even efficient operations face a major problem: There simply are not enough shots to go around.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Killer Preyed on Older Women. Police Say He Was Their Neighbor.

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Author: BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL AND MIHIR ZAVERI - Publish Date: January 22, 2021 at 08:11AM The police say Kevin Gavin has killed three women since 2015 at the Carter G. Woodson Houses in Brooklyn.

[TRENDING NEWS] Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Author: BY AMELIA NIERENBERG - Publish Date: January 5, 2021 at 07:23AM The United States is mired in a vaccine blame game.

[TRENDING NEWS] Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: December 30, 2020 at 06:56AM As the vaccine rolls out in nursing homes, more visits should be allowed.

[TRENDING NEWS] What’s It Like to Live in a Nursing Home During a Pandemic?

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Author: BY THE NEW YORK TIMES OPINION - Publish Date: December 17, 2020 at 07:42AM Tell us what you or your peers have experienced.

[TRENDING NEWS] Wisconsin: The state’s older voters wield power, and many are choosing Biden.

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Author: BY KAY NOLAN - Publish Date: November 1, 2020 at 10:00AM

[TRENDING NEWS] Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation

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Author: BY JACK HEALY, DANIELLE IVORY AND SERGE F. KOVALESKI - Publish Date: October 31, 2020 at 07:01AM Nursing homes set restrictions to lower risks, but Covid-19 has continued spreading in some homes, and residents are now grappling with consequences from isolation.

[TRENDING NEWS] $300 Million Telemarketing Scheme Preyed on Older People, U.S. Says

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Author: BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN - Publish Date: October 29, 2020 at 07:20AM Officials announced that 60 people had been charged in the scheme, in which federal prosecutors said deceptive sales tactics were used to sell magazine subscriptions to more than 150,000 older and vulnerable people.

[TRENDING NEWS] How to Cover a Sick Old Man

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Author: BY BEN SMITH - Publish Date: October 5, 2020 at 07:30AM The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts. What should elderly leaders — many of America’s top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?

[TRENDING NEWS] How the Aging Immune System Makes Older People Vulnerable to Covid-19

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Author: BY VERONIQUE GREENWOOD - Publish Date: September 8, 2020 at 02:00PM As we age, the immune system begins to shift into a heightened state of alert, dialing up inflammation and running out of certain immune cells.