Top 10 Blood Tests for Older Adults: CBC, BMP, BNP & more

Top 10 Blood Tests for Older Adults: CBC, BMP, BNP & more

In this article, I’ll address a real mainstay of modern medicine: laboratory tests that require drawing blood. This is sometimes referred to as “checking labs,” “doing bloodwork,” or even “checking blood.” Most older adults have been through this. For instance, it’s pretty much impossible to be hospitalized without having bloodwork …

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Using Medi-Cal’s Housing-Related Services to Prevent and End Older Adult Homelessness – Justice in Aging

Using Medi-Cal’s Housing-Related Services to Prevent and End Older Adult Homelessness – Justice in Aging

Table of Contents About this Resource This resource is designed for housing and aging service providers, advocates, and attorneys working with Medi-Cal eligible older adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Recognizing that housing is a key social determinant of health, California’s Medi-Cal program has encouraged Medi-Cal Managed …

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ज्येष्ठ नागरिकको सम्मान: हाम्रो सामाजिक दायित्व जन-सहयोग अभियान – १३ औं अभियान प्रतिवेदन २०८२/२०२५

ज्येष्ठ नागरिकको सम्मान: हाम्रो सामाजिक दायित्व जन-सहयोग अभियान – १३ औं अभियान प्रतिवेदन २०८२/२०२५

13th SAC Nepal campaign report. १३ औं अभियान प्रतिवेदन: ज्येष्ठ नागरिक सम्बन्धी ऐन २०६३ अनुसार “ज्येष्ठ नागरिकको सम्मान: हाम्रो सामाजिक दायित्व” भन्ने नाराका साथ, २०८२ साल असार २५ र २६ गते धनगढीमाई-२, भवानीपुर, बेतहा, धनगडा, कट्टीटोल, सिरहा मा “बुढ्यौली बचाऊ अभियान नेपाल” कार्यक्रम आयोजना गरिएको थियो। यस कार्यक्रमको मुख्य उद्देश्य …

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Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 14th 2025

Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 14th 2025

Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit: …

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A Primer on Widow Dating by Debbie Weiss

A Primer on Widow Dating by Debbie Weiss

At 50, Debbie Weiss found herself facing a reality she had never imagined. She was a widow, alone for the first time since she was 17, and trying to navigate the bewildering world of online dating and midlife romance. After losing her childhood sweetheart George to stage 4 male breast …

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How to Choose & Use a Home Blood Pressure Monitor

How to Choose & Use a Home Blood Pressure Monitor

In another article, I’ve explained the key reasons that I recommend older adults and their caregivers have a blood pressure (BP) monitor at home. To very briefly recap: Many of the problems of older adults (including falls) can be related to blood pressure. Home blood …

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