What if you have to care for a sick person in their home?
This is good advice for caring for a sick person of any age. But since older people are statistically more likely to to have a sickness...
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Do you really still need those yearly PSA tests?
Probably the most widely used test for prostate cancer is the annual PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test, which measures the blood...
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Is there a fountain of youth in your kitchen?
There very well could be, two research studies suggest, and it’s your water faucet. Specifically, they suggest that drinking enough water...
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Are your doctors missing pieces of your healthcare picture?
If so, it’s not necessarily the doctors’ fault. It’s how they were trained. According to a new study published in The Lancet Digital...
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Boomers live longer than their parents did. But are they less healthy?
A Journals of Gerontology report published this month seems to suggest so. Comparing health statistics for seven age groups (Greatest...
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Men get osteoporosis too.
According to stereotypes, it’s older women who get osteoporosis. And according to a University of Sheffield (UK) study published in The...
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Israeli research shows that 2nd COVID booster saves senior lives.
When the Omicron wave of COVID hit, Israel was the world’s first nation to start giving second booster shots to citizens over 60, younger...
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One less unpleasant surprise to worry about
Hospital stays cure illnesses, heal injuries, and save lives, but they’re not exactly fun-filled experiences. One thing that’s even less...
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How to find a new doctor
Maybe you’re new to Richmond. Maybe you’re moving across the river. Maybe your doctor is retiring. Or maybe your doctor-patient...
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How does telehealth compare to office visits? (The answer may surprise you.)
Let’s start with the obvious: For diagnosing a new illness, for treating an injury, for conducting lab tests, for removing staples or...
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Accessing your own health records will soon be easier than ever
Sometime early this tear, new HHS Privacy Rule changes will have removed some major barriers between you and your own health records....
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8 things to ask when your doctor prescribes a new med
The older you are, the more doctors – your primary care physician and specialists – you’re likely to be seeing, and the more medications...
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How Medicare pays doctors and hospitals to give seniors better care
Value Based Reimbursement rewards coordinated medical care that leads to better patient health.
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Does an aspirin a day really keep heart attacks away?
On the basis of 40-year-old research, millions of people in their 40s and older take a low-dose (81-100 mg) aspirin tablet every day as a...
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Many signs of a heart attack aren’t this obvious
The most obvious sign of a heart attack is intense chest pain, as if an elephant were sitting on your chest. It’s also the most prevalent...
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What happens when Gen X and Y caregivers are less healthy than their parents?
No one ever said that unpaid family caregivers have it easy. Some 34.2 million spend almost 26 hours a week helping with dressing and...
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