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Parents may know exactly how much money they intend to leave their children, but many of those children have no idea what is coming. In wealthy American families, uncertainty over inheritance has already contributed to arguments, resentment and damaged relationships. A new Wells Fargo study released on October 20, 2026, found that 61% of adult … Read more
Losing every natural tooth can make a meal uncomfortable and speech harder. Paying for replacement teeth brings another problem for older Americans, because Original Medicare generally leaves dentures and implants outside its coverage. The CDC estimated that 19.7% of adults age 75 and older had lost all their natural teeth, close to one in five. … Read more
Cold and flu season is coming, and now is the perfect time to get your family ready. Check your medicine cabinet, replace anything that has expired, and make sure you have the essentials for treating common symptoms at home. Think of the last time someone in your family got sick. Did you have a working … Read more
A Long Island hospital says 62% of patients in its ketamine-based depression treatment program have reported improvements, offering new encouragement for people who have spent years taking antidepressants without getting enough relief. At Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York, nearly 40 patients have participated in a program using Spravato, an FDA-approved nasal spray containing … Read more
Social Security recipients will get their largest adjustment in four years when benefits rise by 3.6% in January 2027. The increase will add $75 to the average monthly retirement check, bringing it to $2,170. The Social Security Administration announced the increase on Wednesday, October 14, confirming a larger adjustment than the 2.8% retirees received in … Read more
A common stomach bacterium and a virus that many people encounter during their lives were responsible for an estimated 1.5 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024, according to new research from the World Health Organization. The study found that infections caused about 2.3 million of the 20 million new cancer cases diagnosed worldwide that … Read more
Reta is the nickname for retatrutide, an experimental weight loss drug developed by Eli Lilly. In the Phase 3 TRIUMPH-1 trial, participants receiving the highest tested dose lost an average of 28.3% of their starting body weight over 80 weeks in the efficacy analysis, equivalent to 70.3 pounds. The peer-reviewed treatment-regimen analysis reported 25.0% at … Read more
Florida has a strange talent for making certain facts from the state sound like somebody made them up. Around 1.3 million alligators live here. Rivers disappear underground. People compete for cash by pulling giant pythons out of the Everglades. And we only scratched the surface with these. Some of the numbers are even stranger than … Read more
Medicare Advantage premiums are heading lower in 2027, according to new figures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS said on September 28 that the weighted average monthly premium across Medicare Advantage plans is projected to fall from $14.37 in 2026 to $12 in 2027. That works out to a 16.5% drop. The … Read more
The US labor market is expected to add about 5.9 million jobs between 2025 and 2035. More than 1.1 million of them could come from healthcare support occupations alone. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics projections put healthcare support employment at 8.42 million in 2025 and 9.54 million in 2035. That is an increase of … Read more