Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings No. 4428–June 13-June 17, 2022.
US NATIONAL NEWS:
1. “Social Security bill would give seniors an extra USD 2,400 a year. Here’s how it would work.” by Aimee Picchi (_Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] News_, June 14, 2022).
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2. “Social Security shortfall: Limiting benefits based on need could fix it. But is it fair?” by Maurie Backman (_USA Today_ [McLean, Virginia], June 16, 2022).
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3. “These 10 states have been hit hardest by Social Security staffing cuts, contributing to long waits for customer service,” by Lorie Konish (_CNBC_, June 13, 2022).
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4. “U.S. Supreme Court faults Medicare cuts to hospitals for outpatient drugs,” by Andrew Chung (_Reuters_, June 15, 2022).
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5. “Medicare Advantage Plans Have Great Promise But They Are Not Delivering,” by Howard Gleckman (_Forbes_, June 15, 2022).
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6. “Pimco Warned US Treasury That Russia Sanctions Will Hit Pensions,” by Laura Benitez and Loukia Gyftopoulou (_Bloomberg_, June 14, 2022).
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7. “Top Democrat Seeks Probe on Use of Crypto in Retirement Accounts,” by Laura Davison (_Bloomberg_, June 15, 2022).
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8. “Stock market’s fall has wiped out USD 3 trillion in retirement savings this year,” by Irina Ivanova (_Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] News_, June 16, 2022).
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9. “Changing tax incentives for retirement saving won’t do much good,” by Alicia H. Munnell (_MarketWatch_, June 14, 2022). Note: This article is a commentary.
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10. “US Elderly Skimp on Food, Clothes to Pay for Health Care,” by Sri Taylor (_Bloomberg_, June 15, 2022).
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11. “Encore: Older homeowners looking to sell have a hard time finding a new place to live,” by Nina Keck (US National Public Radio _All Things Considered_, June 14, 2022). Note: An audio (running time 3 minutes seconds) and print transcript available at the site.
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US STATE NEWS:
12. ARIZONA NEWS: “Arizona lawmakers upset with state health failures in nursing homes,” by Howard Fischer (_KAWC_ [Yuma, Arizona], June 16, 2022).
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13. MAINE NEWS: “Maine nursing homes had the nation’s highest COVID-19 case rate in May,” by Caitlin Andrews (_Bangor Daily News_, June 13, 2022).
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14. MAINE NEWS: “Nursing home settles historic transgender discrimination complaint,” Benjamin Ryan (_National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC} News_, June 16, 2022).
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15. NEW YORK NEWS: “New records reveal NY’s nursing home complaints backlog amid COVID is worse than we thought,” by David Robinson and Mike Jaquays (_Journal News_ [White Plains, New York], June 13, 2022).
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16. NEW YORK NEWS: “Nursing homes become a hotbed of labor activism: ‘Workers are finally saying enough is enough’,” by Jon Harris (_Buffalo News_, June 17, 2022).
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17. PENNSYLVANIA NEWS: “Philadelphia Nursing Home will close by the end of 2022,” by Harold Brubaker (_Philadelphia Inquirer_, June 15, 2022).
www.inquirer.com…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
18. AUSTRALIA NEWS: “Only 50% of aged care residents are fully boosted against Covid with vaccine rollout labelled ‘too slow’,” by Christopher Knaus (_Guardian_ [London], June 14, 2022).
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19. AUSTRALIA NEWS: “Older Australians need more financial support amid pandemic,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 14, 2022).
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20. AUSTRALIA NEWS: “Regional aged care residents still struggling to access GPs more than a year after royal commission final report,” by Romy Stephens (_Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] News_, June 14, 2022).
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21. IRELAND NEWS: “South-East has highest number of elderly waiting for homecare,” by Niamh Griffin (_Irish Examiner_ [Cork], June 16, 2022).
www.irishexaminer.com…
22. SINGAPORE NEWS: “Number of elder abuse cases in S’pore likely to increase further: MSF,” by Aqil Hamzah and Yong Li Xuan (_Straits Times_ [Singapore], June 15, 2022).
www.straitstimes.com…
23. UNITED ARAB EMIRITES NEWS: “Dubai government’s pension plan for foreign workers to begin on July 1,” by Aarti Nagraj (_National_ [Abu Dhabi], June 13, 2022).
www.thenationalnews.com…
24. SCOTLAND/UK NEWS: “Covid care home restrictions in Scotland caused harm, says report,” (_British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC] News_, June 16, 2022).
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25. UK NEWS: “Pensions ‘injustice’ leaves generation of women in crisis as inflation bites,” by Rupert Jones (_Observer_ [London], June 13, 2022).
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26. UK NEWS: “UK pension schemes play catch-up with employers on climate goals,” by Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop (_Reuters_, June 17, 2022).
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MEDICAL/SCIENCE NEWS:
27. “Trial of New Alzheimer’s Drug Reports Disappointing Results,” by Pam Belluck (_New York Times_, June 16, 2022). Note: _NYT_ June require free registration before providing articles.
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28. “88% Of Medicare Advantage Enrollees Are Happy With Their Health Insurance, New Study Shows,” by Deb Gordon (_Forbes_, June 13, 2022).
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29. “Real age versus biological age: the startups revealing how old we really are,” by Wilfred Chan (_Guardian_ [London], June 13, 2022).
www.theguardian.com…
30. “Studies point to role of lifestyle factors in Alzheimer’s risk and disparities,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 14, 2022).
www.eurekalert.org…
31. “Diabetes and cardiovascular disease increase dementia risk,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 16, 2022).
www.eurekalert.org…
32. “Recent study indicates high prevalence of recently defined non-Alzheimer’s dementia,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 13, 2022).
www.eurekalert.org…
33. “Long-term Erratic Sleep May Predict Later-Life Cognitive Problems,” by Richard Mark Kirkner (_Medscape Medical News_, June 16, 2022). Note: _Medscape_ requires free registration before providing articles.
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34. “Helping the Helpers: Leveraging information technology to support caregiver medication management for the millions of individuals who live with dementia,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 14, 2022).
www.eurekalert.org…
35. “30-year study links childhood obesity and fitness to midlife cognition,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 16, 2022).
www.eurekalert.org…
36. “Salsa Is Smart: Latin Dance May Boost Your Aging Brain,” by Cara Murez (_HealthDay_, June 17, 2022).
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37. “Older adults more likely to have multiple health ailments than prior generations,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 13, 2022).
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38. “Ageism and health: Study shows close links,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], June 15, 2022).
www.eurekalert.org…
39. “Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age,” by Denise Mann (_HealthDay_, June 16, 2022).
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40. “Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic,” (_HealthDay_, June 14, 2022).
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41. “Air pollution cuts life expectancy by more than two years, study says,” (_Reuters_, June 14, 2022).
www.reuters.com…