The statistics are startling: from 2008 to 2012, the number of women using bisphosphonates in response to osteoporosis fell by 50%. The reason? Concern about the dangerous side effects of such drugs, including bone death in the jaw and fractures in the top of the femur. While these are real…

Who can remember all of the interactions you’ve had with the health care system over the course of your life?  For example, consider the following: What was that medication you took years ago for gastric reflux? Or when did you get that last tetanus vaccination? Sometimes it doesn’t matter if…

News came out last week that the venture capital arm of Google made a new $32 million investment. What did they invest in? The latest high tech gadget? The trendiest new social media platform? Nope. Google invested that huge sum in a company that provides palliative care. Come again? Palliative…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Care Package: Tech Help & Practical Tips For Caregivers -Game Over: Research Does Not Support Benefit of Brain Games -No Place Like Home: “Unhoused” At Age 66 -Don’t Be Fooled: New Medicare And IRS Scams -Play Therapy: “Toys” For Impaired…

There’s little doubt that pets can provide loving companionship, especially to seniors living alone or those with impaired cognition. But attending to the real needs of pets- the walking, feeding, vet visits- often means that owning a pet is beyond the ability of many. Now Hasbro, the venerable toy company,…

While the debate about “aging in place” versus entering a facility is raging in many policy circles, a perhaps more disturbing headline about senior housing gets little public attention: the number of homeless seniors. Fully ⅓ of homeless Americans are over the age of 50. Imagine the usual aches, pains…