Everyday medications that seniors often take for way too long A doctor prescribes a drug for a real, immediate problem. Then nobody ever asks, months or years later, whether it’s still needed. That gap between […]
In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound. But he couldn’t afford the $750 monthly price tag. Then Medicare launched an 18-month pilot program that offers GLP-1 medications […]
Medical tests you might be taking that are actually unnecessary Nine major physician groups got together in 2012 and did something unusual: they publicly listed tests their own specialties ordered too often. The resulting Choosing […]
5 common health habits older adults should rethink, according to doctors Much of the standard health advice for older adults hasn’t caught up with what doctors recommend now. Some habits that feel responsible on the […]
Caregivers of a Certain Age Special-needs caregivers aren’t supposed to dread outliving their children. But as we age, with no safety net and no retirement, the unthinkable starts to feel rational. We aren’t allowed to […]
Violence against healthcare workers and staffing shortages fuel hospital strikes Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence […]
Why is hair loss becoming more common in women, and what actually helps? Early in Netflix’s Self Made, Madam C.J. Walker looks in a mirror at her thinning scalp and doesn’t just see hair loss. […]
California weighs penalties for healthcare providers that don’t rein in costs California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of […]
What doctors notice about you the second you walk through the door The exam hasn’t technically started, and a doctor has already gathered a surprising amount of information. Clinical guidance, especially for older patients, specifically […]
Medical myths older adults should stop believing Health advice quietly expires the same way anything else does, except nobody prints an expiration date on it. The version still repeated at family dinners often isn’t the […]