People over 65 make up a sizable portion of Americans on GLP-1 drugs. That might be trouble. By Daniel Engber A scale overlaid with a silhouette of an older adultIllustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: Peter Dazeley; JakeOlimb / Getty.Imagine an older man goes in to see his doctor. He’s 72 years old...
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Higher average regional temperature linked to serious vision impairment among older Americans
by University of Toronto American adults aged 65 years older living in warmer regions are more likely to have serious vision impairment than their peers living in cooler regions, according to a recent study published in the journal Ophthalmic Epidemiology. Compared to those who lived in counties with average temperature of less than 50°F (<10°C), the odds...
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What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
Judith Graham January 19, 2023 A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from covid-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic. What does that mean for people 65 and older catching covid for the first time or...