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Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit

Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit

"There's the clique system just like everywhere else," said Betsy Gran, who until recently was assistant director at San Francisco's 30th Street Senior Center. "It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80."
by Associated Press

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Taking the 'journey' through Alzheimer's together

Taking the 'journey' through Alzheimer's together

Winston and Pansy Green are doing their best to live a normal life. But they've had to adjust to the loss of what Winston calls "little things" day by day and year by year.
by Ina Jaffe

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Her son couldn't afford insulin and died. Now she's fighting Big Pharma.

Her son couldn't afford insulin and died. Now she's fighting Big Pharma.

A mother who lost her son because he couldn't afford all the insulin he needed to keep his diabetes in check will be among those protesting high insulin prices at the state Capitol Saturday.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Under a Trump proposal, lawful immigrants might shun medical care

Under a Trump proposal, lawful immigrants might shun medical care

A proposed change in immigration policy from the Trump administration could make it harder for immigrants to obtain a green card if family members use Medicaid, WIC or other federal medical benefits.
by Christina Jewett, Melissa Bailey and Paula Andalo

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For every woman who dies in childbirth in the U.S., 70 more come close

For every woman who dies in childbirth in the U.S., 70 more come close

More than 50,000 American women nearly die from childbirth every year, according to a CDC estimate. These catastrophic complications can come at a terrible cost emotionally, financially and medically.
by Renee Montagne

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Minn. children's mental health facilities forced to adapt or cut back to stay open

Nearly a dozen residential treatment centers for children who suffer from mental illness are scrambling to find new funding after receiving word this week that they're no longer eligible for federal Medicaid dollars.
by Matt Sepic

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