Are You Frail? What to Know and How to Reduce Your Risk
In the 1980s and ’90s, doctors diagnosed frailty largely based on their intuition. “We used to say, ‘You…
The cost of healthcare for patients with serious and terminal illnesses
In HNN’s new livestream show “Covering the Cost with Annalisa Burgos,” we break down the numbers behind Hawaii’s…
3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said…
A Longer Life Can Lead to Financial Concerns, and More Questions
At 97, Cathy Schuh’s father does Sudoku, the crossword, plays bridge weekly and is a whiz on the…
His ‘Granborghini‘ Project Gives Elderly People Joyrides in Supercars (WATCH)
– credit, @_grandborghini An Englishman whose grandmother took her own life while suffering from loneliness has started a…
There’s a canary in the labor market coal mine: the burned-out home healthcare sector
Home healthcare workers make up less than 3% of the total jobs, but KPMG senior economist Matthew Nestler…
The loud woman in the gym has her defenders
Dear Eric: I love your column. I read with interest the column regarding the person in the exercise…
A 74-Year-Old Was Forced To End Retirement And Go Back To Work After Just 2 Years And The Reason Is Deeply Unsettling
Younger generations like millennials and Gen-Zers frequently talk about retirement being a pipe dream. But increasingly, it’s failing…
Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
SHIBUSHI, KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan —…
Seniors Who Eat More Meat Are Less Likely to Develop Dementia Study Find
By Leonardo Carvalho Researchers in Sweden recently found that seniors were able to offset a genetic risk for…
84-year-old woman to lose Social Security benefits after $9K SNAP bill
An elderly woman approaching 85 years of age said she is now going to be forced to find…
Thousands of SC residents wait for at home health care
Instead, a limited number of slots effectively caps enrollment in each waiver, he explained. Up until last November,…