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NFL drops effort to fight some dementia diagnoses in landmark concussion case as judge tweaks rule; players' lawyers accuse league of trying to delay payments, rewrite $1 billion settlement

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 3, 2019--Social engagement, reimagined. Thrive Senior Living is once again challenging norms and industry standards, today announcing plans to integrate conversational ar...

A group seen as a champion for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries is funded by insurance giants that stand to benefit as that part of the federal health insurance program grows

A 78-year-old New York man who was evicted from federally subsidized housing because he uses medical marijuana says the conflicting state and federal marijuana rules that left him homeless are now threatening his medical care

Some Medicare Advantage insurance plans to offer broader array of in-home support services next year

Dutch prosecutors say they will prosecute a nursing home doctor for euthanizing an elderly woman with dementia, the first time a doctor has been charged since the Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2002

NEW YORK & TUCKER, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 30, 2018--TripleCare, a national provider of telemedicine-based healthcare services to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), announced today it has introduced...

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease." O'Connor made the announcement in a letter Tuesday

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease." O'Connor made the announcement in a letter on Tuesday

Chief Justice John Roberts says he is 'saddened to learn' that Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, has the beginning stages of dementia