Weight loss: It’s all in the plate color?
Giant portion sizes are one of the culprits behind the epidemic of bulging waistlines, and nowhere is the portion-creep more evident than in restaurants.
2020-2021 Elder Care Resource Guide
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Medications can affect elderly in different ways
By Dr. David Rideout
Living an active and healthy life is a goal for all of us. Part of the arsenal of tools to stay...
Seniors still waiting for Beacon Hill to release Medicaid funds
The Medicaid funding passed by Congress has not been used to help seniors in Massachusetts. It has not been used for anything. The General Court on Beacon Hill has been in informal session — and no votes have been taken to release this funding.
Oral health and missing teeth linked to your wellbeing
Some researchers believe that inflammation in your mouth is linked to other health problems in the rest of your body.
New advances in cataract surgery
By Dr. Steven A. Nielsen
It’s a fact — as we age, so do our eyes. Most people over 40 will develop cataracts over time,...
Let’s work to keep Social Security strong for now and the future
By Deborah E. Banda
There’s a lot of talk about Social Security these days. Politicians and political pundits talk about solving the nation’s budget crisis...
A place not made for us
In his New York Times bestselling book, “Being Mortal,” surgeon Atul Gawande explains the rise of nursing homes in America starting in the 1950s.
“Hospitals couldn’t solve the debilities of chronic illness and advancing age,” he wrote, “and they began to fill up with people who had nowhere to go.”
The hospitals lobbied Congress for funding “to enable them to build separate custodial units for patients needing an extended period of “recovery.”
The health care nuclear option
By Al Norman
Congress and the White House are poised to dismantle health care protections in our state that may take decades to repair. It’s...
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,...
