Many of us have a favorite diet. Some of us eat more plants and try to follow the Mediterranean diet, since it has been shown to help keep one’s brain healthy and reduce the risk of...
Diane Archer
Older adults should be checked for peripheral artery disease
Millions of Americans have peripheral artery disease; but, older adults and blacks are more at risk for it. Peripheral artery disease is a condition in which plaque builds up in your arteries...
Which states have the best health outcomes and why?
In the U.S., we invest heavily in health care and not nearly enough on the support services and programs that affect health, sometimes called the social determinants of health. Yet, there’s...
Caring for mom, dad, older adults: Ten key pieces of information...
Whether you care about your mom, dad or other loved ones, you want to be sure that the older adults in your life are safe in an emergency and that someone they trust is keeping track of key...
Cool tech for the older set
Earlier this year, Tech50plus.com issued its annual Boomie awards for the coolest technology products that came to market for the older set, people over 50. There were awards for smart phones...
How safe is the food you eat?
How safe is the food you eat? It’s hard to say. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is leaving it to industry to ensure the safety of the chemical additives in our food. So, processed foods...
Doctors influenced by drug company money
Behavioral psychologists will tell you that none of us are immune from influence both explicit and subtle. Notwithstanding, we’d like to believe that we are free agents. A recent Pro Publica...
New White House report recommends ways to help older people...
A March 2016 report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, PCAST, recommends ways to help older adults remain independent, improving their ability to live in their...
Help a loved one age in place through hospital-church...
Hospital-church partnerships are helping to ensure that older adults can remain in their homes and age in place. Through these partnerships, hospital staff work with church volunteers to create a...
How to address the doctor shortage in the U.S.
A new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects a doctor shortage over the next ten years of between 61,700 and 94,700, with a primary care doctor shortage of between...