Physical by smartphone becoming real possibility
It’s not a Star Trek tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone, you could almost get a complete physical.
Billy Crystal still makes ’em laugh
Seated in his publicist’s office, sipping coffee from a paper Starbucks cup, he looks at least a decade younger than his age and is working at the same pace.
Medicare open enrollment: Remember the four C’s
By Michael E. Festa
For those with Medicare, autumn means more than enjoying the fall foliage. It is also time for Medicare open enrollment, which...
It’s time to end Medicare’s three-day hospital rule
By Al Norman
Three years ago, I wrote a letter to Congress about a woman I will call Mrs. Green, a 94-year-old resident of the...
Funeral arrangement choices must be made clear
By Joseph Casper
How many times has a great expectation of yours turned into a grate expectation? Just when you believe everything is going spectacularly...
Quieter, please: New products keep it down a bit
Roxanne Went uses her car as “a cone of silence” to escape the noise of leaf blowers outside her suburban West Chester, Pa., home, and of family members’ blaring music inside.
New report reveals Americans are facing terrifying retirement
By Al Norman
A recent report from a Washington, D.C. think tank says that the “retirement crisis” facing most families is worse than we think....
To serve, not to be served was a call to action
By Michael E. Festa
In 1958, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus set out to solve a big problem: how to help older Americans maintain independence, dignity,...
Knee repair: Therapy as good as surgery?
You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less cost and risk, the most rigorous study to compare these treatments concludes.
Acceptance: The new American way
In a relatively short span, American views have shifted on everything from gay marriage to marijuana legalization to illegal immigration and, perhaps, more.
