Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures. Especially vulnerable are older patients with probable dementia (33% die within... Read more
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More than a dozen speakers from unions and government agencies, young workers and others shared strategies to address the continuing retirement security emergency in America at the Alliance’s Retirement Security Symposium: An Intergenerational Seminar on Tuesday. Attendees disc... Read more
Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, and its private equity investor, FFL Partners. Th... Read more
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Press Releases Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino File Lawsuit to Stop Harassment and Intimidation at Arizona Ballot Drop Boxes, October 24 Media Coverage Will a federal judge stop ballot drop box monitors? A decision could come by Friday Arizona Republic,... Read more
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Walking between 3,800 and 9,800 steps each day can reduce your risk of mental decline, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association study. People between the ages of 40 and 79 who took 9,826 steps per day were 50% less likely to develop dementia within seven ... Read more
Illinois Alliance member and AFT retiree Bea Lumpkin, going strong at 104, served as Grand Marshall for the 2022 Chicago Labor Day Parade Monday. The legendary Ms. Lumpkin has been an activist, professor, and writer during her lifetime. She is pictured with Chicago Federation... Read more
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