How Pet Care Became a Big Business NYT: Science By: Katie Thomas 24 June 2024 at 09:31 People have grown more attached to their pets β and more willing to spend money on them β turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions. Β© Audra Melton for The New York TimesHeather Massey of Carlton, Ga., with her dog, Lunabear. She is still paying off a bill for scans and care six years after her previous dog, Ladybird, was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Alzheimerβs Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds NYT: Science By: Ben Casselman 31 May 2024 at 11:13 New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on bills years earlier. Β© Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images