Senior Health

Senior Smell Roses

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

Life-saving stroke treatment may not be as time-sensitive as previously thought

Stroke treatment thrombectomy

Cataracts among several eye conditions linked to increased dementia risk

Dementia Eye Conditions

IBX Medicare Advantage members can receive free in-home screenings for colon cancer, kidney disease

Independence in-home testing

Doctors weigh pros and cons of prescribing hot-button Alzheimer's drug

Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm

Calming computer jitters: Help for seniors who aren't tech-savvy

Senior Computer Help

New Alzheimer's drug approved by the FDA despite questions about its effectiveness

FDA Aduhelm Alzheimer's

A new app aims to help people better manage arthritis

Arthritis pain stretching

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines 'highly effective' at preventing hospitalizations among seniors, CDC confirms

Grit can serve as a strategic asset in the fight against aging

Perseverance Fitness Willpower

Philly expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents age 65 and up

Stay mentally sharp as you age through exercise and a lively social life

Prevent Mental Decline

New Jersey expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility based on new federal guidance

New federal guidelines to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all seniors

COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

103-year-old woman first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in N.J. nursing homes

NJ nursing home vaccines

Vaccinations to begin at New Jersey, Pennsylvania nursing homes next week

Nursing home COVID-19 vaccine

CDC panel recommends next groups to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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Missed credit card payments could be dementia indicator years in advance, study finds

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A blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's is now available – but many experts remain wary

New Alzheimer's blood test

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

COVID Severe Philly NOV

New Jersey issues COVID-19 health and safety guidance for nursing homes ahead of upcoming holiday season

nj covid-19 guidance nursing homes holidays

Minimum staff ratios, protocols to protect residents from social isolation required at New Jersey nursing homes

New Jersey nursing homes COVID-19

A gray divorce may improve your health, but there are many factors to consider

Gray Divorce Benefits

Health Insurance

Independence Blue Cross unveils 2021 Medicare Advantage health plans

IBX 2021 Medicare

Why Black aging matters, too

COVID-19 Racial Disparities

Eli Lilly launching COVID-19 treatment trial in nursing homes

Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

New blood test can detect Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms show, study finds

New Alzheimer's blood test

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health to help improve COVID-19 response in Pennsylvania nursing homes

Penn Medicine nursing home initiative

Alzheimer's Foundation of America offering free, virtual memory screenings

Nerve damage in Alzheimer's

Cardiac CT exams can double as an osteoporosis test, researchers say

CT scan osteoporosis test

Deep brain stimulation study could lead to 'landmark' Parkinson's finding

Deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's

Long-term use of muscle relaxants on alarming rise, Penn researchers find

Muscle Relaxants Penn

United By Blue teams with IBX to deliver groceries to seniors at risk of COVID-19

Seniors grocery delivery program

Brain bleeds on the rise in older seniors, but blood thinners may be preventing fatal strokes at earlier ages

Brain bleeds in seniors

Your personality may increase your risk for pre-dementia

Personality traits dementia

Systemic issues plaguing New Jersey nursing homes amid COVID-19 crisis, study finds

New Jersey nursing homes COVID-19

Joint replacement surgery can strengthen a marriage – and a knee

Marriage after total joint replacement

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Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

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Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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