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Program Alert
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Current news on COVID vaccine distribution plan
With a COVID test positivity rate of 11.4%, North Carolinians are eager to know precisely when vaccinations will be available. Here is what Dr. Mandy Cohen shared in Thursday's press conference.
Tags: coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, vaccination, free, Pfizer, Moderna
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Five Days Left to Change Your Medicare Drug Plan
While many people know they should change their drug plan to save hundreds of dollars, only 13 percent do. Why? It's daunting. Here on instructions on how to do so.
Tags: Medicare, open enrollment
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Be grateful
Expressing thanks and being generous feels good, and while it's always been important at this time of year, this year it may be more so.
Tags: Thanksgiving, homeless
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Preventing COVID at Thanksgiving
COVID cases are surging. The CDC advises families to stay home for Thanksgiving. Here are answers to the most common questions families have.
Tags: coronavirus, coronavirus testing, Thanksgiving
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Understanding Dementia from the Inside
We know so much about what dementia looks like from the outside (in terms of behaviors). We are beginning to understand what it feels like from the inside--through the stories of Greg O'Brien, Tracey Lind and others.
Tags: dementia, Alzheimer's, podcast, This is Us
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How to dispose of Unused Medications
It's a good time to do a fall cleaning of your medicine cabinet. Here's what to do with old, unneeded or expired medicines.
Tags: medicine, pharmacy, hospitals, opioids
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The Best Rx for many chronic conditions? Exercise
From depression to anxiety, cognitive decline, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, to sleep issues, research tells us the best antidote is physical activity.
Tags: nature, aging, exercise, mental health, medicine, coronavirus
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Over 65? Get your flu shot!
COVID cases are rising and the flu season is nearly here. This year, it's more important than ever that adults over 65 get vaccinated.
Tags: flu, flu shot, coronavirus
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Does your Medicare plan cover 3D breast cancer screening?
3D breast cancer screening provides special benefits for women over 65. During Open Enrollment, it's a good time for women to see if their current Medicare plan covers this.
Tags: breast cancer, Medicare
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What Seniors Need to Know about Early Voting
Over one-quarter of registered voters in North Carolina have cast their ballots. For seniors who have not, here are details on how to do so while also minimizing exposure to COVID-19.
Tags: early voting, mail-in voting, coronavirus, face mask, 2020 elections, 2020 presidential election, absentee ballot, senior citizen
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Programs for Family Caregivers 2020-2021
The pandemic has been especially difficult on family caregivers with the cessation of many supportive programs. Over the next year, The Center for Volunteer Caregiving is offering new programming free of charge to family caregivers in Wake County.
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Free advice can save you hundreds during Medicare open enrollment period (Oct. 15 - Dec.7)
It's open enrollment for Medicare. From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, the 64 million Americans enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare plans without penalty and save some seniors hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Tags: Medicare, open enrollment, medicine, coronavirus
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