Social Security Questions and Survivor Benefits Guide
A Social Security column answers common questions on taxation of benefits replacement Medicare cards and how survivor benefits work. It explains that about 20 percent pay taxes on benefits and outlines steps to verify coverage and obtain a new card. It notes survivor benefits for widows and widowers over 60 and one time death benefits, plus rules for benefits stopping at age 18.
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Elder drivers face life threatening dilemma across nation
Florida doctor Steve Egidi works with police and social workers to assess elderly drivers. Cases show dementia and vision issues endanger others, while experts like MIT's Joe Coughlin warn there are few solutions. Families struggle to balance independence and safety as public health officials push for elder friendly roads.
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Fort Myers
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Health South Medical Center
Joe Coughlin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Warning signs of unsafe driving with dementia booklet guide
The Hartford warns drivers with dementia about unsafe behaviors such as incorrect signaling trouble navigating turns wrong lane changes and confusion at exits. It notes signs like parking inappropriately hitting curbs failing to notice signs speeding delayed responses and getting lost in familiar places.
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Maureen Mohyde
Hartford Group
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Vitamin C levels linked to peripheral arterial disease study
Belgian research compares blood vitamin C in 113 healthy adults 106 with hypertension and 85 with PAD showing PAD patients have higher inflammation markers and about half the vitamin C. The study suggests PAD may lower vitamin C but notes need for more trials on supplementation.
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Planning for health and long term care starts early
Readers 47 and 44 with aging parents seek guidance on when to plan for health and long term care. The advice emphasizes starting early, engaging an elder law attorney, setting powers of attorney and wills, and considering long term care insurance to fund potential costs.
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