Health

The CDC guidance seems to say it all: those who are 65 and older are at higher risk of severe illness and even death from the coronavirus. And if you don’t scratch beneath that surface, such guidance seems to paint a broad brushstroke of all older adults: That they are…

For some of us, the past several months have been a blur of tv binging and too much sitting. While our anxieties have been high, our brains (and our butts) may have been idle. So just in time, new research has been published that demonstrates the importance of aerobic exercise…

No doubt we are living in complicated times. Not even experts are sure about basic info such as how lethal is the coronavirus or how prevalent it is in your community. Nonetheless, for better or worse, entities and establishments are beginning to open up around the country, and no matter…

We have known for a long time that social isolation and loneliness in older adults are at epidemic proportions in our country and can take a significant toll on the physical and mental health of seniors. (For a deeper analysis on this, take a look at the highly-praised new book…

If you’ve heard nothing else about the coronavirus, you’ve probably heard the phrase “testing, testing, testing.” Public health experts and political pundits have repeatedly warned that the country cannot limit the spread of COVID-19 and fully open up until we have adequate testing to determine the prevalence of the coronavirus…

Despite our near-constant focus on the coronavirus, there continue to be studies revealing other important aspects of health and aging, most notably regarding Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Perhaps the biggest news in recent weeks has to do with a new study out of Tufts University showing a link between viruses…