Assisted dying Bill contains ‘Trojan horse’ for upending NHS, says former chief Lord Stevens told the House of Lords he does not believe assisted dying should be within the remit of the health service. Evening Standard · Mar 13
Maryland’s Aging in Place Tax Credit: Who Qualifies and How It Works Healthcare and groceries have climbed; that’s a fact. However, many seniors don’t stress about those prices as much as they do property taxes. Although many... Saving Advice · Mar 13
Second world war veteran, 100, becomes oldest-known US organ donor Dale Steele, who died in February, ‘is a powerful reminder that generosity has no age limit’, says CEO of non-profit The Guardian - US · Mar 13
We're Designing the Future of Aging Based on a 1950s Idea of a 60-Year-Old According to the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook, global life expectancy has risen by roughly four and a half years over the past two decades, with healthy life expectancy improving at nearly the same pace. International Business Times · Mar 12
5 Powerful Signs Hanuman Ji Is Protecting Your Family Without You Knowing There are times when a family goes through pressure that no outsider can fully see. Worries about health, money, relationships, fear of the future, and the quiet burden of holding everyone together often sit inside a home like invisible weight. In such moments, faith does not always arrive as a… Times Life · Mar 12
‘I have never seen anything like it’: MP warns of rise in extreme views on race and identity Health minister Zubir Ahmed says new definition of anti-Muslim hostility could be a turning point as he tells of Islamophobic abuse The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
Erika Brooke obituary Other lives: Postwar refugee from Czechoslovakia who came to the UK as a temporary measure but stayed for the rest of her life The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
Generational divide isn’t as wide as you think Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Lanchester and a report on gen Z’s views on marriage The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
Man Is Sad To See Niblings Being Brainwashed To Hate Him, Decides To Cut Contact With Family She gave him the gift of life, but it came with conditions. This man says his sister donated a kidney to him two decades ago and she's never let him hear the end of it. Sick of her blackmailing and guilt-tripping ways, he's now decided to cut her out and… Bored Panda · Mar 11
6 Financial Questions Every Woman Should Ask in Her 30s Your 30s are the time to start setting the foundation for future financial security. Asking yourself these questions can help get the building blocks in place. Kiplinger · Mar 11
‘We can’t go back’: mother of six-year-old cancer survivor fears UK visa changes Woman, from west Africa, faces uncertain wait for indefinite leave to remain because of changes coming into force next month The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach The families of 45 aged care residents who died in a nursing home's COVID-19 outbreak have lashed a $150,000 fine handed to the organisation as a "joke". AAP · Mar 11
‘NHS doctors ignored my pleas for help after giving birth. Now I’m living with a colostomy bag’ Rachel Cooper, 43, was sent home from hospital with an untreated birth injury and is still suffering years later The Independent UK · Mar 10
The Amazon Checklist for Aging in Place Safely After 65 Aging in place is something many older adults want, especially after 65. Home is familiar. It’s comfortable. It holds memories that can’t be replaced. But... Saving Advice · Mar 10
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10 Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry Campaigners say Wes Streeting’s decision to name senior midwife as chair will begin to restore trust
Evening Standard · Mar 10 Senior midwife Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity services investigation The independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was ordered by Wes Streeting in October.
Evening Standard · Mar 10 Assisted dying Bill would be most heavily safeguarded law of its kind, says MSP Legislation introduced by Liam McArthur to allow terminally ill Scots to seek help to die is now in its final stages at Holyrood.
Evening Standard · Mar 10 Assisted dying Bill reaches final stage at Holyrood MSPs will this week debate more than 300 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, ahead of a final vote next week.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 We need a national plan to tackle the health inequity that is killing people Letters: Readers respond to Aditya Chakrabortty’s article about the decline in healthy life expectancy in the UK
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Daily multivitamin could slow biological clock and lead to ‘healthier ageing’, study suggests Taking a multivitamin could slow down ageing by about four months over the course of two years, researchers found
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Scientists reveal secret to reversing cognitive and physical decline in old age Large minority of people aged 65 and above see cognitive and corporeal improvements – especially among those with 'age-positive' beliefs
Kiplinger · Mar 9 3 Financial Hurdles Coming Up for Women: How to Overcome Them, From aFinancial Planner From the widow's penalty to higher health costs, women will encounter a host of money worries over the course of a lifetime. You need a robust financial plan.
Newslaundry · Mar 9 Elder care was meant to reach homes. In most of India, it hasn’t India’s increasing demographic of the elderly needs long-term care, daily support and palliative services. While national policies emphasise care at home, government data show that access to such services remains limited.
Saving Advice · Mar 8 7 Medicaid Myths That Can Disrupt Long-Term Care Planning Planning for long-term care is stressful enough, but widespread Medicaid myths make it even harder for families to make smart, timely decisions. Many seniors delay...
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8 Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives so far in England, figures show Exclusive: System brought in after death of 13-year-old is helping ‘transform culture’ of NHS, says patient safety director