Paula Span reports for The New York Times on efforts to minimize the risks of isolation for older...
Health conditions
Coronavirus: It’s causing heart problems
You’ve likely heard repeatedly that the novel coronavirus can cause people to have difficulty...
Coronavirus: Have you lost your sense of smell?
By now, you’ve likely heard hundreds of times that fever, dry cough and shortness of breath...
How to sleep better in these difficult times
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on everyone and everything, even if you’ve never had a...
Will nursing homes and assisted living facilities be able to...
Jordan Rau reports for Kaiser Health News that for quite some time nursing homes have not been...
How to ensure you get the care you want and need
Judith Garber reports for the Lown Institute on why you should not believe every new medical study...
To improve health outcomes, physicians need to steer clear of...
Each and every one of us–including our physicians–has a particular perspective through...
How older adults can best protect themselves from the coronavirus
Everywhere you turn, it seems there’s news about the coronavirus (Covid-19). It is spreading...
Caring for multiple chronic conditions need not be so complicated
Managing multiple chronic conditions can be as complicated as living with them. If you have...
Warning: Your hip replacement could kill you
Jeanne Lenzer writes for the New York Times about the danger of getting a hip replacement. In some...