Medications

Like much of what’s in the news these days, the term “artificial intelligence” sounds important, yet somewhat unclear- and you may even think, at my age, I don’t need to learn about it. If that’s what you think, you’d be wrong and here’s why. Artificial intelligence is a process of…

They say that money can’t buy love- but in some very specific ways, it can definitely buy you time..and even life. And that’s one of the problems with the cutting-edge treatments now available for many cancer patients. Many cancer patients, especially seniors, are literally being priced out of the market…

In a just-released study in the New England Journal of Medicine, New Zealand researchers published a provocative conclusion: For older women who have moderate bone loss (known as osteopenia), as opposed to full-blown osteoporosis, treatment with an osteoporosis drug (zoledronate) can sharply reduce the risk of bone fractures. Previously, there…

Aspirin, or its earlier incarnations, has been around for thousands of years as an effective pain management remedy. And it’s been prescribed in a low-dose baby aspirin formula for decades as an effective preventive strategy for people who are at risk for a 2nd heart attack or stroke, or for people at high risk for…

The statistics are stark: It’s estimated that 40% of older Americans take 5 or more prescription drugs. Even if you manage to figure out which medication to take when, and with or without food, you could be putting yourself at risk for side-effects or drug interactions, especially when a new medication…

For those of us lucky enough to have insurance coverage for medication costs, we assume that no matter what our co-pay, we must be saving money over the “actual” cost of the medications. But it turns out that may not be a correct assumption. Reporter Susan Jaffe, in a post…