NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak: 6 Deaths, 112 Cases
Extreme Heat Preparedness Lacking Among Seniors
Most studies on the topic focus on individual coping methods, including hydration and cooling, environmental adjustments, relocation
Helping Others Linked to Higher Level of Cognitive Function
Moderate level of helping, both formal volunteering and informal helping, consistently linked to robust cognitive benefits
Seniors With Certain Cardiovascular Diseases Saw Life’s Essential 8 Scores Decline 2013 to 2018
Significant declines in mean Life's Essential 8 scores seen in those with hypertension, stroke, and heart failure
Adults With Hearing Loss Using Hearing Aids Have Reduced Dementia Risk
Among those younger than 70 years at the time of HL diagnosis, risk for incident dementia was 61 percent lower for those with hearing aids
Rate of Sexual Dysfunction Similar in Middle-Aged, Older Women
However, older women report less sexual distress than middle-aged women
NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak: Fourth Death Confirmed, 101 Sickened
Centenarians Have Fewer Diseases, Develop Them More Slowly
Cardiovascular diseases contribute less to overall disease burden among centenarians; malignancies account for larger share of disease profile
MedDiet Adherence Seems Beneficial for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Improved maximum urinary flow rate and lower International Prostate Symptom Scores seen for adherent versus nonadherent patients
