Jay Caspian Kang writes about Covid-19 and the nursing home tragedy in the US in an opinion piece...
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Improve health, enlist lawyers to assist patients
It is likely news to many people, but lawyers can improve improve patients’ health. Kaiser...
Low-cost transport improves health for isolated older adults
Choe Sang-Hun reports for the New York Times on the value of low-cost transportation services for...
Avoid opioids to treat dental pain
Teresa Carr writes for Consumer Reports on the best drugs to treat dental pain. Hint: Avoid...
What are the health benefits of eating organic foods?
Based on the latest research, we now have a good sense that eating fruits and vegetables with...
Paid caregiving should be valued as health care
Lynn Hallarman, MD, former director of palliative care at Stony Brook University Hospital, writes...
The benefits for your brain of eating colorful fruits and...
Nicholas Bakalar writes for The New York Times on the value of flavonoids, the chemicals that make...
Caregiving: How to prepare for a visit to aging loved ones
Now that the pandemic is somewhat behind us, we are reconnecting in person with older friends and...
Don’t ice your sore muscles
Gretchen Reynolds reports for The New York Times that it might not be a good idea to ice your sore...
Better health comes with beneficial microbes and coffee
Anahad O writes for the New York Times on a new study published in Nature Magazine that confirms...