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Why Healthy Adults Are At Risk for Shingles
At age 67, rock music enthusiast, avid runner and California native Jon was brought to his knees by shingles, a ...

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Here’s Why You Should Consider Seeing a Geriatrician
It comes as second nature for most parents to take their children to a pediatrician at least once a year. ...

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3 Ways to Help Your Loved One Age in Place
In what seemed like an instant, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. In addition to completely changing the ...

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Study: Social Isolation Among Seniors is Widespread, But These Resources Can Help
Because of the pandemic, we’ve all experienced social isolation — the loss of close contact with family and friends. We’re ...

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Keeping The Elderly (and everyone) Safe In The Hot Summer Heat
The scorching summer temperatures around most of the country can be dangerous for anyone, but even more so for the ...

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Stop Wondering if You Are a “Good Caregiver.” Why We Need to Retire This Term and How to Rewire Our Mindset Instead
By Eileen Silverberg Loving and caring for someone with dementia can be challenging. Perhaps, it is one of the most ...

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Four Points to Consider When Making Caregiving Decisions
By Eileen Silverberg Oftentimes, many of us, when making decisions as caregivers, tend to leave out a vital factor – ...

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Brain Exercises Provide Breakthrough Treatment for Geriatric Depression
For the first time in a randomized controlled trial, brain exercises were shown effective in addressing depression in treatment-resistant older patients, ...

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Coronavirus: How You Can Protect the Elderly
By David Bannon Many of us have an elderly parent, grandparent, relative or friend that we want to protect from the threats of ...

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Caregiving and COVID-19: Tips for People with Vulnerable Family Members
COVID-19 has dramatically shifted daily life for many people around the world. Nobody is immune, according to the Centers for ...