Category: Healthcare

Short-Term Disability Insurance and Its Many Benefits

Imagine this scenario, an unwed middle-aged lady, Sandy, being the sole caretaker for her 85-year-old mother.  Sandy still worked full time and would help her mom in the evenings and weekends. Unfortunately, Sandy was in a serious car accident and would be out of work for at least 8 weeks.

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Dementia Can Affect Anyone

Jack Hanna, wildlife expert, author, guest TV personality, and TV producer known for starring in shows like Animal Adventures, Voices for Wildlife, and Into the Wild, is retiring from work and public life because he has dementia. Known as “Jungle” Jack, he left the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where he

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FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Treatment

The first approval for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s since 2003 has recently been introduced under the trademark Aduhelmâ„¢ by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug, Aducanumab, is a therapeutic drug that clinically demonstrates a potential to delay further decline from Alzheimer’s disease and is also the

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Should Our Children Pay for Elder Care?

Unfortunately, we all have come to know the astronomical expense of long-term nursing care. Costs can run around $7,000.00 or more per month, depending on location. Hundreds of thousands of people presently need that kind of care and the numbers are rising. Ten thousand “baby boomers” a day turn 65,

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Life After Becoming Vaccinated from COVID-19

Due to the roll out of a widely successful vaccine program, more and more of us are either receiving or becoming eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the medical community, vaccinated individuals are significantly less likely to contract COVID-19; however, they may pose a health risk to others.

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