All By Yourself: Coping Mechanisms For Combatting Loneliness
August 28, 2024
It’s not inevitable that you’ll feel lonely as you get older, but it is common among older adults (estimates are that more than one-third of adults aged 45 and older feel lonely). And as we’ve previously written, it’s a feeling that can deeply impact both your physical and mental health….
Marry Me: Married Older Men Age Better
August 28, 2024
As with most things in life, men and women tend to do things differently. When it comes to aging, men fare better in certain areas and women tend to do better in others. However, when it comes to marriage, the impact on healthy aging now seems clear: Men seem to…
Been There, Done That: Nine Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Immigration And America
August 28, 2024
By Alice Herb America, from its inception, has always been seen as the land of opportunity. Whether as a land to escape to from their native lands, or as a place to defeat poverty, oppression, and discrimination, America has always been the destination. The incoming refugees and immigrants from…
Beauty Queens: Older Women Feel Confident About Beauty, Inside And Out
August 21, 2024
In a survey described in Psychology Today, women across generations agreed that age should not equate with beauty. The survey reports that 61% of respondents believed “beauty” can be present at any age, and 75% of respondents were frustrated with the images of women presented in the media and marketing…
Forgotten But Not Gone: Covid Continues To Remain A Threat, Especially To Older Adults
August 14, 2024
Maybe you know a few people who tested positive this summer and had to postpone or even cancel their summer vacation. Maybe you’ve felt a bit sick yourself and scrambled to find an at-home test to make sure it wasn’t COVID. But for most of us, COVID is largely a…
Lab Test: FDA Approves Another Method To Test For Colon Cancer
July 31, 2024
Not very long ago we brought you the news that a new blood test had been developed to test for colorectal (CRC) cancer. This past week, the FDA approved the test, called Shield, produced by the drug manufacturer Guardant. Endorsed by both the American Cancer Society and the US Preventive…