Enlarge this image Federal records show that the average fine for a health or safety infraction by a nursing home dropped to…
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Safely Evacuating The Elderly In Any Emergency Takes Planning And Practice
by Rebecca Ellis December 28, 2018Enlarge this image Jay McAbee, a bus driver with the Greenville, S.C., school district, waits by his bus in Charleston, S.C., in…
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‘Dear Doctor’ Letters Use Peer Pressure, Government Warning To Stop Overprescribing
by Ina Jaffe August 7, 2018Enlarge this image About a decade ago, the FDA started requiring drugmakers to add black box warnings to labels and prescribing information…
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Enlarge this image Unless you replenish fluids, just an hour’s hike in the heat or a 30-minute run might be enough to…
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Enlarge this image Lorena Bradford (left), head of accessible programs at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., leads a session…
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Eating Leafy Greens Each Day Tied to Sharper Memory, Slower Decline
by Allison Aubrey February 5, 2018Enlarge this image Meredith Miotke for NPR Meredith Miotke for NPR To age well, we must eat well. There has been a…
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Enlarge this image The body’s under a lot of stress during a bout of flu, doctors say. Inflammation is up and oxygen…
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Enlarge this image Vincent Galvan first went to a nursing home in 2012 after his right leg was amputated. He was evicted…
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