Gladys McGarey, MD, has a very busy professional life. A pioneer in the holistic medicine movement, she offers life consultations…is…
October is the start of the open-enrollment season for Medicare. You’re probably already feeling overwhelmed by all the TV ads…
You may not be planning to grow old alone, but no one can predict the future. Today’s greater freedom to…
Long-term health issues can lead to significant financial problems for patients who misunderstand Medicare’s complex rules. For the most part,…
Deep within the brain lives a collection of neurons called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, or SCN for short. The SCN is…
Finding a competent and honest caregiver to help take care of a family member or loved one is a complicated…
Just two years after the aducanumab (Aduhelm) controversy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another drug for Alzheimer’s…
In the documentary “Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory,” Henry, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease, sits despondent,…
In 2017, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, the U.S. Congress passed legislation mandating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
The only things worth talking about are the things you can’t talk about…so said my Dad many, many times in…
Health supplements are a big industry. According to a recent market survey, Americans spend about $50 billion per year on…
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on Aug. 16, has important implications for Medicare…
The senior housing sector is made of more than nursing homes: It offers a continuum of services that can provide…
Hospice is a type of health care that moves away from curative treatments and instead focuses on relieving pain and…
Vitamin B3 isn’t a single substance: It’s a family of three vitamers (similar but not identical forms of a vitamin),…
