by mg_user | Sep 5, 2022 | Current Events
For people 65 and up, independent, disability-free years rose not only among healthy seniors, but those living with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and vision and hearing problems. Experts called the findings – published in the Journal PLOS...
by mg_user | Sep 18, 2015 | Current Events
Oh, he’s just a grumpy old man and she’s a cranky old woman. We grow up hearing these stereotypes associated with people as they age. A new study at Northwestern University, however, is challenging this stereotype, finding that people may actually become more trusting...
by mg_user | Mar 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
According to the CDC, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the U.S., as 153 people die from traumatic brain injuries every day. Brain injuries can be traumatic regardless of your age, yet for those aged 65 and older, these injuries...
by mg_user | Aug 2, 2013 | Health & Wellness
According to Practice Fusion, patients over the age of 65 will have seen an average of 28.4 doctors over their lifetime. We place an incredible amount of trust in these men and women, even if the time we spend in their presence is often quite brief. Even the most...