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Entrepreneurs go from silent dances to aiding elders

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The creators of Eversound, a wireless headphone system used to enhance group events, Jake Reisch and Matt Reiners won recognition from the U.S. Small Business Administration last week as the agency named them New England's Young Entrepreneurs of 2016, honoring their technology's

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Bay State moves into top slot in senior health rankings

BOSTON – Older adults in the Bay State fare much better in terms of their overall health compared with the rest of the nation. Moving up from sixth place, Massachusetts ranked first in a recent survey of the health of older residents, according to the state Health and Human services office.

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‘First time in human history’ 65 and older will outnumber children under 5

(CNSNews.com) — Sometime in the next four years the global population of human beings who are 65 and older will surpass those under 5 for the first time, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. "For the first time in human history, people aged 65

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Tufts Health Plan apologizes for early morning robocalls

QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts health insurer is apologizing after sending automated phone calls to as many as 10,000 senior citizens in the wee hours of the morning. Tufts Health Plan accidentally sent the robocall between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Tuesday to remind patients to get