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A new study comparing older adults with cognitive impairment who lived alone to those who lived with others found that those living alone used a median and five prescription drugs, and at least one ...

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According to the Pew Research Center, 27% of U.S. adults age 60 and over live alone, compared with 16% of their peers in the 130 countries and territories studied. Despite pushback from their adult ...