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Older eligibility for Medicare is not wiser
Older eligibility for Medicare is not wiser. Raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67...
Could your cellphone distractions be harming your grandkids?
A recent study in Pediatrics looks at patterns of cellphone use by parents and other caregivers...
A strong majority of likely voters support increasing Social...
A recent poll of likely voters shows that nearly four out of five of them support increasing...
Are you spending as much on health care as you are on food?
If you have Medicare, you might just be spending as much on health care as you are on food: health...
Trustees project Social Security Trust Fund to last until 2033
In its annual Social Security report published yesterday, the Trustees calculated that the Social...
Medicare prescription drug costs falling
Medicare prescription drug costs are falling. Drug spending has dropped significantly, largely...
Depressed? Ditch the concrete and go green
New research reveals that people who live in communities with green space have lower levels of...
Do you have diabetes? Contact lenses will soon measure glucose...
In five years time, people with diabetes will no longer need to prick themselves to measure their...
Diet Soda, No Solution for Weight Loss
A recent study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that...