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  1. Ice Skating and the Brain

    How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues.

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  2. Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans

    The new regulation reverses a Trump-era policy that expanded access to health plans with fewer benefits than those sold on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.

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    Advertisements for Obamacare in Miami in 2022. Unlike those plans, short-term health insurance plans are not required to cover people with pre-existing conditions.
    CreditScott McIntyre for The New York Times
  3. What’s Next for the Coronavirus?

    Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better understand long Covid.

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  4. The Psychedelic Evangelist

    A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?

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  5. Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone

    The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.

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    Surgeons performed the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital on March 16.
    CreditMichelle Rose/Massachusetts General Hospital, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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The New Old Age

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  1. When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home

    Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care.

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    Medicaid estate recovery means surviving family members may have to sell the home of a loved one to repay Medicaid, or the state may seize the property.
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  2. Apparently Healthy, but Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s?

    New criteria could lead to a diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence of obvious symptoms.

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    CreditLuisa Jung
  3. Old and Young, Talking Again

    A society in which members of different generations do not interact “is a dangerous experiment,” said one researcher.

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    College sophomore Zach Ahmed, left, and retired salesman Richard Bement met through the Opening Minds through Art program, designed to foster intergenerational understanding.
    CreditMadeleine Hordinski for The New York Times
  4. When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home

    The move to a long-term care facility is often difficult but necessary for frail patients. For their partners, it can mean a new set of challenges.

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    After moving his partner of 33 years to a memory care residence, Joseph Drolet, a retired lawyer in Atlanta, said his fear of what would happen to her if he died or became disabled has abated.
    CreditAudra Melton for The New York Times
  5. The Heart Surgery That Isn’t as Safe for Older Women

    Coronary artery bypass grafting, the most common cardiac procedure in the United States, was studied mostly in men. Women are paying the price.

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    CreditKaiti Sullivan for The New York Times

Dying Broke

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  1. Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care

    The United States has no coherent system for providing long-term care, leading many who are aging to struggle to stay independent or to rely on a patchwork of solutions.

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    CreditWilliam DeShazer for The New York Times
  2. Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

    Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.

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    April Abel, a former home health nurse at Roper St. Francis Healthcare, in the home of a patient, Ron Keur, in Summerville, S.C., in 2022.
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  3. Extra Fees Drive Assisted-Living Profits

    The add-ons pile up: $93 for medications, $50 for cable TV. Prices soar as the industry leaves no service unbilled. The housing option is out of reach for many families.

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    Anne Palm with her parents, Donald and Florence Reiners, when they both lived at the Waters of Excelsior, an assisted-living facility near Minneapolis.
    CreditJenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber for The New York Times
  4. Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many

    The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.

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    Jewell Thomas with her daughter, Angela Jemmott. Ms. Jemmott and her brothers pay $4,000 a month for home health aides who are not covered under Mrs. Thomas’s long-term care insurance policy.
    CreditBryan Meltz for The New York Times
  5. ‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’

    Adult children discuss the trials of caring for their aging parents: unreliable agencies, a lack of help and dwindling financial resources.

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    Robert Ingenito helping his father, Jerry Ingenito, get out of bed at their home in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
    CreditMaansi Srivastava/The New York Times

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From Well

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  1. How a Middle-Aged Introvert Got His Groove Back

    The idea of a “guys trip” was nerve-racking. But it turned out to be a valuable lesson in friendship.

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  2. Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain

    Activities like writing, gardening and knitting can improve your cognition and mood. Tapping, typing and scrolling? Less so.

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    CreditMarine Buffard
  3. More Young People Than Ever Will Get Colorectal Cancer This Year

    Colon and rectal cancers are increasing among people younger than 50. Experts have a few ideas about why.

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    CreditJeannie Phan
  4. Can Weed Improve a Workout?

    Some exercisers say cannabis eases their pain and anxiety — and makes fitness more fun.

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    Samantha O’Brien turned to cannabis before a particularly hard fitness class and now frequently mixes it with exercise.
    CreditMette Lampcov for The New York Times
  5. Why Do I Feel Gassy on Airplanes?

    There are a few reasons that air travel can cause bloating. We have tips for making your next flight more comfortable.

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  6. Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows

    U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe.

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  9. My Partner Is Messy. Help!

    When people with different tolerances for clutter live together, things can get tense. Experts offer ways to find peace amid the piles.

    By Catherine Pearson

     
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