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Hillary Clinton is launching a groundbreaking $2 billion annual commitment to prevent, effectively treat and make a cure possible for Alzheimer’s by 2025.
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The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation has selected University of Virginia Health System to join the foundation’s PFF Care Center Network.
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At a town hall meeting in Iowa yesterday, Hillary Clinton proposed plans that support the millions of families paying for, coordinating, or providing care for aging or disabled family members.
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The Medicare Open Enrollment period is Oct. 15-Dec. 7. If you have questions about which Part D drug plans or Medicare Advantage plans will be available in our local area for 2016, how to compare their costs and benefits, and would like assistance with enrollment, Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS) is here to help.
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Hello my friends. I wrote about acupuncture in this newspaper in May 2009. This time I underwent this Chinese medical technique and I shall start to advise you of the reasons.
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The Daily Living Center in Waynesboro has a new website produced by Augusta Free Press.
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Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery has been awarded a second consecutive three year accreditation from CARF International for its Community Services Coordination program. This three-year accreditation extends through May 2018.
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Many of us will come to a time when we find ourselves, in some capacity, providing care to an aging parent. The United States Census estimates that the number of Americans 65 years and older will double by 2050.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration recently awarded $2.5 million to Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Allied Health Professions’ Virginia Center on Aging to fund initiatives that introduce geriatric health care into primary care settings.
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Roughly 25 million Americans have been subjected to unwanted medical treatment at some point in their lives, and that means we have a healthcare system that is not listening to patients.
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