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by Drew Blankenship

Getting Your Flu Shot After 65? Check Which Vaccine You’re Being Offered If you’re 65 or older and walk into a pharmacy for your annual flu shot, there’s one question worth asking b... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Over 65? CDC Recommends Certain Flu Shots Over Others — Here’s What to Ask For If you’re 65 or older and walk into a pharmacy asking for “the flu shot,” there’s one more question wort... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

HHS Seeks Public Input on How Federal Vaccine Recommendations Should Be Made The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is asking the public to weigh in on how federal vaccine recommendations... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

5 Simple Home Adjustments That Drastically Lower Fall Risks for Seniors Every year, millions of older adults experience a fall, and many occur inside the home during everyday activities like w... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

A Closer Look at Heat-Related Medication Questions Adults Over 60 Should Ask a Pharmacist Every summer, emergency departments treat thousands of older adults for heat-related illnesses. While high temperatures ... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

5 Balance Exercises Every Senior Should Do Today to Help Reduce Fall Risk This Year According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls among adults 65 and older caused more than 38,000 dea... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

The ‘Hantavirus’ Travel Alert: What Cruise Passengers Over 60 Should Know About Recent Rodent-Linked Illness Reports Many retirees planning summer cruises are suddenly hearing an unfamiliar and alarming word in the headlines: hantavirus.... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Your New Medical Problem: Where Are All These New Diseases Coming From? With the latest outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, many people have been left wondering where all these new diseas... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

The Return of Whooping Cough: Why This Old Disease Is Surging Again Whooping cough, a disease many people assumed was long under control, is making a dramatic and unsettling comeback. Acro... read the story

by Max Erkiletian

RFK, Jr. Guts CDC Committee, Causing Outrage Among Leaders Breaking News – AMA Calls For Investigation Updated at 5:30 p.m. EST to reflect the latest news regarding the AMA&... read the story