Americans priced out of prescription drugs hoping for relief from new Trump plan
Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable…
Bulk-billing rates remain low as GPs spend longer with patients, survey finds
Melbourne GP Owen Harris would love to bulk-bill more of his patients. He specialises in helping patients with…
How AI Could Be Used to Deny Medicare Treatments
Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year…
High Costs Limit Mental Health Care for Medicare Patients
Mental health is an important part of overall health, yet many Medicare beneficiaries with depression and anxiety face…
Senior Citizens League Lifts 2026 Social Security COLA Estimate to 2.7%. But Will It Be Enough for Retirees?
We won’t know the official 2026 Social Security COLA until mid-October, but there’s enough data out there for…
Social Security chief says he won’t hike retirement age amid benefit cut fears
Social Security’s leadership says raising the retirement age is not under consideration after Commissioner Frank Bisignano walked back…
Hurricane Sandy survivors face elevated heart risks long after the storm
New research shows that hurricane-related flooding does not just cause short-term damage; it can raise cardiovascular risks for…
AI voice agents helped improve accuracy of blood pressure measurements in older adults
Artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents helped older adults with high blood pressure to accurately report their blood pressure…
Social Security and Medicare cuts are coming because the bond market will force Congress: economist
Lawmakers have known for decades that U.S. entitlement programs are on unsustainable paths as demographics inevitably skew the…
Pregabalin raises heart failure risk in older adults compared to gabapentin, study finds
Older adults taking pregabalin for chronic pain had up to an 85% higher risk of heart failure than…