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The 3.6 percent adjustment will boost the average monthly benefit for a retired worker by about $75 in January, from $2,095 to $2,170, according to SSA estimates. The average survivor benefit for a widow or widower will tick up by about $69, from $1,936 to $2,005, and the average Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefit will go up by $59, from $1,642 to $1,701.

“An intraoperative histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, as suspected from the preoperative examinations,” the doctors said, per Vatican News. “The surgery was successful, and there were no complications,” according to the statement from the Vatican.

Rates of heavy drinking among this age group increased by more than 36 percent between 2018 and 2024, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Experts say this trend is particularly concerning because, as you get older, the body becomes more sensitive to the effects of alcohol.

A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, compared more than 47,000 people age 65 and older who were vaccinated against flu to a similar group of nearly 80,000 people who were not vaccinated. The findings: Those who got a flu shot were 40 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease over a four-year period.