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3 weeks ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Getty Images Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As you age, staying on top of your health is more important than ever, and that means doing everything you can to protect yourself from preventable illnesses. And the simplest, most powerful way to do that is to stay current on your vaccines.
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3 weeks ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Paul Spella; (Getty Images, Shutterstock) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Stephanie Al-Zubaidy learned the hard way about the side effects of GLP-1 medications.
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4 weeks ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Eli Meir Kaplan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Our shoulders are essential for almost every movement we make, from reaching items on high shelves to lifting groceries and getting dressed.
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1 month ago | 
northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger
The Charlotte LedgerA lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from taking control of organ donation services at partner hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. For 40 years, Wake Forest Baptist relied on HonorBridge, an independent organ procurement organization that serves 75 percent of North Carolina, to handle the hospital’s life-saving organ donations and get them to transplant recipients.
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1 month ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Getty Images Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Social media influencers and celebrities tout testosterone therapy as a cure for common symptoms of menopause such as fatigue, brain fog, bone loss and low sexual desire.
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1 month ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Lateral leg lifts work the hip abductors, which help keep you stable when you walk, stand or climb stairs. Eli Meir Kaplan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you only have time for one hip exercise, do leg lifts.
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1 month ago | 
states.aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
For an older couple in Beaufort County, the scam that drained their life savings began with a single phone call. The caller, posing as an FBI agent, warned that their bank account had been compromised and to protect their money they should transfer funds to a “federally insured cryptocurrency account,” recalls Lt. Eric Calendine, a fraud investigator with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Over several months in 2024, the couple made 22 deposits into a cryptocurrency ATM.
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1 month ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Standing on one leg can improve ankle stability and help prevent falls. Eli Meir Kaplan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn When you think about a total body exercise program, your balance might not be top of mind.
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2 months ago | 
northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger
Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Atrium Health received a $45 million sales tax refund from North Carolina in 2023 and 2024, hitting a statutory limit allowed by the state for nonprofits, tax records reviewed by The Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News show. And that may not even be the full amount. Thanks to a legal loophole, the hospital system’s total refund is likely even higher.
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2 months ago | 
aarp.org | Michelle Crouch
Eli Meir Kaplan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn For many, neck pain is an unfortunate side effect of modern life.
