When you were a child, did you worry about monsters hiding under your bed or lurking behind your closet door? It turns out one monster — clostridium difficile, or C. diff — may actually be closer at hand, at least in hospitals and nursing homes. Transm… Continue reading
In many families, holiday or other event gatherings are a collaborative effort. Someone brings the main dish, someone else brings a salad and another person shows up with dessert. Maybe it’s time, experts say, to assign one dinner guest to keep an eye … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better show.) Today’s podcast is part of our Fitness Friday series. We’ve got an important story about the value of Tai Chi, which has a profound effect on the brain, balance, well-being and blood pres… Continue reading
Bill Dressler, 54, had no history of colorectal cancer in his family, but when he turned 50, he knew screening was recommended and he planned to get it done. Then, he made a cross-country move from Kansas City, Mo., to Port St. John, Fla., and things l… Continue reading
“I’m scared and worried,” wrote Dennis Abrams in a column in The Houston Chronicle in July 2017. Abrams’ husband, David Fox, had just been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. Abrams wasn’t surprised. The changes he’d seen in his husband were adding up… Continue reading
Next Avenue recently asked readers to tell us the questions they’d like answered about how to most effectively communicate with their doctors. We’re now back with two experts’ views on the top three questions we received. They are: How can I make sure … Continue reading
If you’re an older adult, you may have noticed your skin isn’t the same as when you were younger; you bruise more easily and your skin seems thinner. That’s because as we age, our skin changes. For one thing, it does get thinner. “This is multifactoria… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) Medical records can be hard for patients to get, even in this digital information age. But they shouldn’t be: Federal law guarantees that people have a right to see and obtain a copy of their me… Continue reading
Unpaid family members and friends who care for loved ones want to provide that care, but they sacrifice their own financial, medical and social needs to do it. This is one of the main findings from a recent survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC… Continue reading
I go through five stages of grief when my doctor tells me I have to cut out coffee and wine due to acid refux: Denial: No, I’m not addicted to caffeine, I insist, while Google-mapping the closest Starbucks on my way out. Anger: Why me? And whose idea w… Continue reading