Health Does sex get better with age? This senior sex therapist thinks so A recent study found that if you expect great sex after midlife, you're more likely to get it. Here's advice for seniors for how to make the most of your love life. Andrea Muraskin
Health 'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Washington House votes to delay long-term care tax for 18 months Following widespread criticisms and voter pushback, Democrats in the Washington state House on Wednesday voted to delay the collection of a new payroll tax to fund a state-run, long-term care insurance program called WA Cares. Austin Jenkins
Want to opt-out of Washington’s new long-term care tax? Good luck getting a private policy in time Long-term care insurance companies have temporarily halted sales in Washington. The move follows a frenzy of interest in the costly insurance policies prompted by a November 1 deadline to opt out of a new state-run long-term care program. Austin Jenkins
Health Nearly 800 people believed to have died in Northwest heat wave The heat wave from two weeks ago is now one of the deadliest weather-related events in Washington state history. Kim Malcolm John Ryan Paige Browning
Health WA adult family homes fear being forgotten during pandemic Imagine caring for three sick, elderly people on your own for a month. While having Covid-19 yourself.“I literally took it one hour at a time.” Amy Radil
Health 'Some human connection': WA families plead for access to nursing homes Families fear coronavirus isolation is harming their loved ones; they hope rules can be adjusted. Amy Radil Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Health Opossums, Hydras And Hummingbirds: What We're Learning About Aging From Animals Some animals live longer than they should for their size. Some have shorter lives. And others don't appear to age at all. Lulu Miller Elena Renken
National For These '3 Dots,' 100 Years Of Friendship, Fellowship And Fun In Auburn, Maine, three best friends — Dorothy, Dorothy and Dorothy — celebrate their 100th birthdays and reminisce about their long friendship. Susan Sharon
National Program Offers TLC To Older Adults And Their Homes So They Can Stay Put Many older adults want to age in their own homes, and the CAPABLE program makes that possible by offering everything from physical therapy to grab bar installation. It's cost effective too. Ina Jaffe
