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Spectators look at the National AIDS Memorial Quilt on the Mall October 12, 1996 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Liaison)

LGBTQ+ people relive old traumas as they age on their own

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Nurse standing by elderly woman sitting on wheelchair (Getty Images/Morsa Images)

Do we simply not care about old people?

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Clinical research to develop a possible cure for Alzheimer's and dementia in the lab. (TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGES)

New Alzheimer’s drug raises hopes — along with questions

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Female medical professional in Personal Protective Equipment (Getty Images)

Weighing risks of a major surgery: 7 questions older Americans should ask their surgeon

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Old man looks at the sunset (Getty Images/EgudinKa)

Are you an optimist? Could you learn to be? Your health may depend on it

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Operating room staff performing hospital surgery (Getty Images/Shannon Fagan)

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

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Boat are partially submerged at a marina in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hurricane Ian’s deadly impact on Florida seniors exposes need for new preparation strategies

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Coronavirus on the brain (Getty Images)

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear COVID-related brain fog

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A CVS pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, CA (Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

“That’s just part of aging”: Long COVID symptoms are often overlooked in seniors

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A nurse attends to a COVID-19 patient that is wearing a CPAP helmet while he is moved out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Pope John XXIII Hospital on April 7, 2020 in Bergamo, Italy. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

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A senior patient using a mask looking through the window at the hospital (Getty Images)

‘They treat me like I’m old and stupid’: seniors decry health providers’ age bias

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A vaccine syringe is held over a model of a coronavirus (Peter Endig/picture alliance via Getty Images)

With vaccine delivery imminent, nursing homes must make a strong pitch to residents

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Supporters of "Medicare For All" demonstrate outside of the Charleston Gaillard Center ahead of the Democratic presidential debate on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. South Carolina holds its Democratic presidential primary on Saturday, February 29. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Why Black aging matters, too

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What the 2020s have in store for aging boomers

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A doctor speaks out about ageism in medicine

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In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 photo, Laura Berick, left, a retired art dealer, has lunch with Justine Myers at Berick's home at Judson Manor, in Cleveland. In a research project, graduate-level students live among residents of the Judson Manor retirement home. The study looks at the impact of isolation and loneliness, aging and stereotypes of retirees by students and vice versa. Myers is an artist-in-residence at Judson Park. She is an Oberlin College graduate student studying music. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (AP)

Understanding loneliness in older adults — and tailoring a solution

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FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) (AP)

Why older adults should eat more protein (and not overdo protein shakes)

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When needs arise, these older women have one another’s backs

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Check your medical records for dangerous errors

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Dodging dementia: more of us get at least a dozen good, happy years after 65

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These preventive measures might help delay dementia or cognitive decline

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Seniors miss out on clinical trials

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In this Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 photo provided by Ashley Bartyik, her grandparents Wolfram and Anita Gottschalk of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, cry as they say goodbye near the end of a visit with each other in Wolfram's elderly care home in Surrey. The couple, who are in their 80s, were separated into two different care homes a half an hour apart after 62 years of marriage because no beds were available together. (Ashley Bartyik via AP) (AP)

Like hunger or thirst, loneliness in seniors can be eased

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