Aging
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Commentary: Osteoporosis is a public health crisis. It doesn’t have to be
Bone scans allow us to take better control of our health. So why are they so hard to access?
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PublishedNovember 19, 2022
Biden, turning 80 Sunday, joins growing ranks of octogenarians who still work
A person's chronological age matters less than their biological age - how well their bodies and brains are functioning, experts say.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
Commentary: Why Gov. Mills isn’t guaranteed the youth vote this November
Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s
The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Our View: Maine well placed to take lead in rooting out ageism
Our state has the highest median age in the nation (44.8 years). Our attitudes haven’t necessarily kept pace.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Council on Aging aims to end ageism in Maine in 10 years
Discrimination based on age is holding people back, diminishing health outcomes and hurting Maine's economy, the organization says.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
‘Zombie’ cells emerge as central to the quest for active, vital old age
About 100 companies, plus academic teams, are exploring drugs to target cells that have stopped dividing.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Commentary: Wherever they call home, older Mainers deserve to safely age in place
Sunday is National Seniors Day, as good a time as any to learn about the many organizations advocating for our older residents.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Commentary: Why none of us can win against kipple
You may think you don't know what kipple is. Trust me, you know all about kipple.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2022
Rockland long-term care facility resident died after being found in the snow
The December incident was the second death in Maine that month involving a resident who slipped out of a facility unsupervised.
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