Medical test surprises: What should you know?
It is a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated. It might be a real danger, or an anxiety-provoking false alarm.
Now available: Free help with your taxes
By Mike Festa
It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s tax time. More than 600 volunteers are ready and waiting to help older Massachusetts...
So many older Bay Staters, and so little funding
By Al Norman
According to a new study from the U. Mass Donahue Institute, the population aged 65 plus in Massachusetts will increase by over...
January audio book releases from Hachette Audio
To learn more or to order the following January releases from Hachette Audio go to http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/publishers/hachette-audio/
ON THE EDGE* Pub Date:...
Look who’s hitting the slopes
If you’ve walked into a ski lodge the past few years, likely as not you’ve seen tables filled with gray-haired skiers wearing sweaters so old they’re back in style.
Keep connected with seniors during the winter months
By Michael E. Festa
It’s wintertime in New England. For some that means skiing, hot chocolate, sledding and cozy evenings spent sitting by a fire....
Missing the point on Obamacare, plan does work
By Al Norman
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner recently made a big fuss about the fact that he could not sign up for health care...
Hachette Audio Dec. releases
THE GODS OF GUILT*
By Michael Connelly Read by Peter Giles
Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal...
Pills made from poop cure serious gut infections
It’s a disgusting topic but a serious problem. Half a million Americans get Clostridium difficile, or C-diff, infections each year, and about 14,000 die.
Elizabeth Warren takes on ‘the anarchy gang
By Al Norman
Massachusetts’ senior senator, Elizabeth Warren, has wasted little time in showing that she is not afraid to take on tough issues.
One of...
