As you know, health care costs can be sky high. Regardless of what you pay, your health outcomes...
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Roundup: Your doctors and your health
Some doctors are a lot better than other doctors. As you get older, it’s especially important...
Coronavirus: Booster shots reduce risk of hospitalization
The New York Times reports on the value of Covid-19 booster shots in preventing hospitalization...
Coronavirus: The future of Omicron
Megan Molteni reports for StatNews on the future of Omicron. Sadly, we ain’t seen nothing yet...
VSED, an end-of-life choice
When it comes to health care, there seem to be fewer and fewer things that the US health care...
Low-cost hearing aids should be available over the counter in...
Tens of millions of Americans, mostly older Americans, would benefit from hearing aids. If the...
Exercise helps strengthen your knees, even when it causes pain
As we age, there’s a high likelihood that we will develop knee pain. There’s also a lot...
Covid-19 roundup: What you should know
The novel coronavirus has taken an incalculably enormous toll on Americans of all ages...
Kidney stones and five tips to prevent them
The National Kidney Foundation estimates that one in ten people will develop a kidney stone...
How to prepare for your doctor’s visit
Whether you’re in good health or poor health, in a separate post I explained why it’s important...