Seniors and Aging
Imaging industry seeks more coverage for cancer scans (Reuters)
Reuters - The medical imaging industry called for the Medicare government health plan to broaden its coverage of PET scans to additional cancer types, asking an advisory panel on Wednesday to recommend wider payments. More »
Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of seniors who visit the Medicare Web site find getting the information they need a frustrating experience, University of Miami researchers report. More »
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The average monthly premium for Medicare's prescription drug plan will increase to an estimated $28 in 2009, three dollars more than this year's monthly premium, Medicare officials announced Thursday. More »
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients and surgeons don't communicate effectively when discussing surgical treatment options, even though the decision to have surgery can be particularly difficult and confusing for seniors, says an Indiana University School of Medicine study. More »
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients and surgeons don't communicate effectively when discussing surgical treatment options, even though the decision to have surgery can be particularly difficult and confusing for seniors, says an Indiana University School of Medicine study. More »
Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- When elderly patients complain they have a lack of energy, doctors shouldn't dismiss it as a normal part of aging, say researchers who found that lack of energy (anergia) is associated with several health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death. More »
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The average monthly premium for Medicare's prescription drug plan will increase to an estimated $28 in 2009, three dollars more than this year's monthly premium, Medicare officials announced Thursday. More »
Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- When elderly patients complain they have a lack of energy, doctors shouldn't dismiss it as a normal part of aging, say researchers who found that lack of energy (anergia) is associated with several health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death. More »
Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Physical frailty among the elderly may be linked to early Alzheimer's disease, regardless of whether or not patients develop dementia, new research reveals. More »
Study points to new test for Alzheimer's (AFP)
AFP - A method of medical imaging known as PET scans may allow doctors to develop a non-invasive test for Alzheimer's by spotting abnormal brain "plaques" associated with the disease, Finnish researchers report in a new study. More »