Health

Hot weather often means the need for additional hydration, especially when you’re exerting yourself and heavily sweating. For older individuals, even modest dehydration can spell serious trouble, and the signs and symptoms may be subtle rather than obvious. So with aging people, it’s important to keep an eye out for…

Tired of searching for your reading glasses or holding menus at arm’s length? A new FDA approved implant for the eye may be just the solution for you. As we age, most people suffer from presbyopia, the inability to focus up close, a problem associated with refraction of the eye….

Does the word “colonoscopy” turn your stomach and cause you to flee? If so, you are not alone. Approximately ⅓ of individuals for whom colon cancer screening is recommended have not been tested. Yet this is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths nationwide. How to address this gap? The…

No one wants to go to a nursing home: yet medical or health monitoring needs often dictate the rehab facility or nursing home as the only option, especially after a major medical setback. But there’s another, albeit unusual, option: MedCottage, a mobile, modular, temporary medical “home” that can be installed…

No one likes being hospitalized but for some patients, the real trauma begins post-hospitalization. The transition to home, rehab facility or some other setting can be fraught with miscommunication and lack of oversight, leading to unnecessary and at times life-threatening complications for the patient. In particular, medication mistakes can cause…

No time or inclination to exercise? Well, it turns out very little effort may in fact yield tremendous benefit. French researchers have determined that for older people, just 15 minutes of exercise a day- say one brisk walk- can lead to a 22% lower risk of death compared to those…