Medical Experts Say Adults 50+ Should Get the Shingles Vaccine Soon – and This is the Only Shingles Shot Currently Approved
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in three Americans develops shingles in their lifetime. Every year this common yet painful disease inflicts around a million people in the U.S. alone. Thankfully, there is a highly-effective vaccine...
Choosing a Memory Care Facility for a Loved One with Dementia Can be a Daunting Task – So How Do You Find That Ideal Place?
Choices can be a true double-edged sword, and no one knows that better than an individual looking for a memory care facility for someone they love. There are so many options out there—and so many criteria to consider—that the decision can feel impossible.
In this recent...
Keeping Fit After 60: Stick to Your Goals with These Simple Motivational Tricks from Fitness Experts
Seniors don’t have to look very far these days to find articles and websites extolling the virtues of exercise. Staying active is supposed to make us feel better and live longer, and repeated studies have shown that those claims are true. For those who need more specific...
Time for Your Vaccine – and We Don’t Just Mean COVID. It’s Flu Season Again, so Here’s What You Need to Know
“With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it’s easy to forget that there’s another respiratory virus poised to strike.” That’s how this recent story on National Public Radio begins. In her NPR report – as you might suspect – reporter...
If You’re Among the Millions with Chronic Foot Pain, Consider These Possible Causes – and Helpful Tips to Reduce Discomfort
Foot pain is no laughing matter. Studies show that 75 percent of Americans will experience serious pain in their feet at some time during their lives, and as many as four in ten suffer from chronic pain that limits mobility. With that as a background, we were drawn to this...
Despite Medicare, High Out-of-Pocket Health Costs Cause Financial Pain for Millions of American Seniors
It’s easy for younger Americans – in other words, anyone under the age of 65 – to assume that seniors have it made when it comes to health care costs. The reason: Medicare. Anyone not covered by Medicare might figure that all a senior has to do is flash their Medicare card...
Kaiser Health News Report Spotlights Age Bias in Medicine: “They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid,” Patients Say
When an older patient goes to see his or her doctor, or when they find themselves in need of urgent or long-term care, these seniors have a right to expect to be treated with dignity and empathy. Yet for millions, that’s not the case, according to this recent Kaiser Health...
Challenging the Stereotypes: Time to Reverse the Image of Aging
Would you like to live an average of 7 ½ years longer than your peers? Here’s one way to do it: change the way you think about aging.
That was one of the hopeful and thought-provoking observations we encountered in this timely article that we recently read on the Kaiser...
Taking Statins? It May Increase Your Risk of the Flu
If you’re one of the 40% of American adults over 65 who take statins to control cholesterol, a new study reveals an unexpected health concern: statin use appears to reduce the effectiveness of the flu vaccine. That could put millions of seniors at greater risk from the...
Seniors, Don’t Wait: Get Your Flu Shot Now!
If history is any guide, 90% of those who die in the months ahead from the flu will be 65 years old or older. Because flu is such a serious threat to seniors, getting your annual flu shot is a must – and the time to act is now.
That’s the strong advice from an online article...
