Medicare covers a number of vaccines older adults need to prevent against serious illness and...
Preventive care
Help yourself: Think outside the box with diet and exercise
People are often pushed away by the thought of “diet and exercise” as a cure-all. The problem...
Screening criteria for diabetes and pre-diabetes
Thirteen percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, including 9 million people over 65, and 38...
Millions of Americans spend billions on alternative treatments...
There’s endless talk about the $2.8 trillion dollars Americans spend each year on health...
No proof annual pelvic exam offers benefits
Most women get annual pelvic exams–60 million in 2010–but it might be time to stop...
Can you see clearly now?
Medicare does not cover vision care, and most studies of people with chronic conditions overlook...
STDs and safe sex in later life
Older people need to worry about safe sex as much as anyone else. No matter how old you are, if you...
Dental care: The number one health care service people skimp on
Because dental care can be so expensive, it is the number one health care service people skimp on...
Five ways to ease your fear of falling
Editor’s note: According to the National Institutes of Health, more than one in three older...
Learn CPR and help someone who suffers a heart attack
Watch this weird zombie video produced by the Heart and Stroke Association for a fun way to learn...