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New Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less
You've likely heard the idea that sitting is the new smoking. Compared with 1960, workers in the U.S. burn about 140 fewer calories, on average, per day due to our [...]

New National Guidelines Seek to Improve Access to Palliative Care for People Living with Serious Illness
New national palliative care clinical practice guidelines seek to ensure the millions of people living with serious illness, such as heart failure, lung disease and cancer, have [...]

More Americans Are Raising Their Grandkids
More than 3 million older Americans are now raising their grandchildren as their own, even as they struggle with health problems and financial stresses, a new survey [...]

Stress-Free Holidays for Kids with Special Needs
Seasonal festivities can bring stress along with the joy. Schedule upheaval, unfamiliar activities, travel and family visits can cause conflict and anxiety for anyone. For loved [...]

Self-Identity and Self-Esteem for Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Self-identity and self-esteem for teenagers with autism spectrum disorder: what to expect Teenagers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can find it harder than typically [...]

New VA Rules Drastically Change VA Planning
On September 18, 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amended the rules regarding eligibility for VA pension.  These new rules will change VA planning drastically, [...]

Social Life on the Spectrum
Everyone has some memory that continues to thrill us years later: our first real friend, the first time we went on a date, the time we received an award at work. These memories [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Sign Up for Medicare Part B
Twenty years ago, George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero left his job as a hospital administrator in New York to open a one-person health care consulting firm. Since he was losing his [...]

Every Older Patient Has a Story. Medical Students Need to Hear It.
Whatever the cluster of second-year students at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York expected to hear from an 82-year-old woman — this probably wasn’t it. At first, [...]

Freezing Credit Will Now Be Free. Here’s Why You Should Go for It.
Consumers will soon be able to freeze their credit files without charge. So if you have not yet frozen your files — a recommended step to foil identity theft — now is [...]

Preventing Muscle Loss as We Age
“Use it or lose it.” I’m sure you’re familiar with this advice. And I hope you’ve been following it. I certainly thought I was. I usually do two [...]

A Retirement Home’s Lessons in How to Keep in Touch
A couple of years ago, my parents moved into Brooksby Village, one of the largest retirement communities near Boston. The residents like to joke that it’s a cruise ship [...]

Planning Essentials for the Class of 2022
If your son or daughter is heading to college, you have undoubtedly created a long checklist of essentials to set them on the right path. From financing their education over the [...]

Should I Transfer My House To My Kids?
One of the most common questions we get from clients is whether they should transfer their house to their children. The answer to this question is almost [...]

Sniffles? Cancer? Under Medicare Plan, Payments for Office Visits Would Be Same for Both
The Trump administration is proposing huge changes in the way Medicare pays doctors for the most common of all medical services, the office visit, offering physicians basically [...]

When is that New Medicare Card Going to Get Here?
For months, Medicare has been telling beneficiaries to be on the lookout for their new cards. Unlike that proverbial check, your card soon will be in the [...]

Autism Risk Determined by Health of Mother’s Gut
The risk of developing autism-spectrum disorders is determined by the mother’s microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us – [...]

Retirement Bills in Congress could Alter 401k Plans
Lawmakers are working on the biggest changes to U.S. retirement savings in more than a decade, exploring several proposals that could make it easier for small companies to offer [...]

What to Know Before Buying a Home With Your Parents
For Diana Limongi, the practical benefits of sharing a two-family house in Astoria with her parents are manifest. There is access to a car without having to own one, free Spanish [...]

How to Leave a Legacy When You Don’t Have Children
Karen Malone Wright, 62, is well aware of the existential implications of not having offspring. As founder of TheNotMom.com, a website for childless women — and an only [...]

‘It’s Almost Like a Ghost Town.’ Most Nursing Homes Overstated Staffing for Years
Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government for years, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of [...]

Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients
One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often. [...]

Medicare Allows More Benefits for Chronically Ill
WASHINGTON — Congress and the Trump administration are revamping Medicare to provide extra benefits to people with multiple chronic illnesses, a significant departure from the [...]

Planning for Mental Illness Flare-Ups
Special needs planning for a loved one with mental illness is complicated. Symptoms tend to wax and wane. This makes it difficult to balance protection and security with an [...]

Affordable and Accessible Hearing Health for Seniors
One of the most common consequences of aging is hearing loss, which represents the third most prevalent chronic medical condition among seniors. Empirical evidence links hearing [...]

Reporter Shares Life Lessons From A Year With 'The Oldest Old'
New York Times reporter John Leland followed six people above the age of 85 for one year. That series changed his understanding of old age — and inspired his [...]

Dinolfo Warns Seniors of Apparent Mail Scam
There's a serious scam targeting seniors in the Rochester area that may have already made its way to your mailbox. County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo sent out a warning about a [...]

Study: Americans are Retiring Later, Dying Sooner and Sicker In-Between
The U.S. retirement age is rising, as the government pushes it higher and workers stay in careers longer. But life spans aren't necessarily extending to offer equal time [...]

Wringing Cash From Life Insurance
“We’re going to go through a quick, ten- to 15-minute personal health assessment,” said Jay Jackson, vice president of Abacus Life Settlements in Orlando. [...]
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