‘Rebel group’ conducts ‘mass killing’ in Ethiopia
Local government officials on Monday said suspected armed rebels have conducted a mass killing of civilians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. The massacre, which local authorities...
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American Consumers Have Lost $145 Million to Coronavirus Fraud
Americans have lost more than $145 million to fraud related to the coronavirus, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which said it had fielded more...
For Older People, Reassuring News in the Statin Debate
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, already one of the most popular medications worldwide, may become even more widely used as evidence grows of their safety and value...
Nursing Homes Oust Unwanted Patients With Claims of Psychosis
In a New York nursing home, a resident hurled a bingo chip. At a home in Georgia, a 46-year-old woman, paralyzed from the waist down,...
Inside a Nursing Home Devoted to Treating Those With Covid-19
In a New Mexico long-term care facility, residents rely on care providers for medical care and moments of connection. Photographs and Text by Isadora Kosofsky...
Getting Wise to Fake News
Lindsay Dina wasn’t fooled by a photo on Facebook that supposedly showed masses of dolphins frolicking in the canals of Venice. Ms. Dina, 75, ventured...
How the Aging Immune System Makes Older People Vulnerable to Covid-19
Covid-19 patients who are 80 or older are hundreds of times more likely to die than those under 40. That’s partly because they are more...
The Forgotten History of the Radical ‘Elders of the Tribe’
By the mid-1970s, she was a national celebrity. She had speaking engagements all over the country; she traveled 100,000 miles annually, giving at least 200...
The Risks of the Prescribing Cascade
The medical mistakes that befell the 87-year-old mother of a North Carolina pharmacist should not happen to anyone, and my hope is that this column...
With Adult Children Home, Now’s the Time: Talk About Your Money
For far too many families, financial planning is akin to scheduling dental surgery. The prospect of pain and discomfort prompts many to put it off...