Doctor Visits

As the most common reason why individuals seek out medical care, pain represents a complex combination of factors, some concretely understood and recognizable with others more subjective, depending upon your own complex history. How you feel pain, how you withstand pain, and what you can do to address and manage…

As the world begins to open up and your coronavirus vaccinations have been completed, perhaps you’re plotting a return to the things you’ve missed most: taking in a movie, lunch with good friends, visits with loved ones. And visits to the doctor? While that may not be high on your…

 For some of us, it’s taken a once-in-a-lifetime public health crisis to underscore how much our aging parents need our support and connection in order to successfully continue to “age in place.” From food supplies to doctor’s visits, what we once took for granted we may now need to explicitly…

In an important recent article in The New York Times, writer Paula Span raised a valuable topic that many find taboo to discuss: that is, seeking out mental health therapy as an older adult. Lord knows the past many months have led many of us to the brink of despair:…

According to a brand new survey from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, up until May of 2019, only 4% of adults age 50-80 had ever experienced a telemedicine visit with a health care provider. However, from the 3 months of March- June 2020, 26% of respondents had had such…

It’s hard to believe that only a few months ago (back in the pre-pandemic days), virtually none of us had ever heard of, much less experienced, a telemedicine visit with our doctor or a recommended specialist. For many of us, there was no reason (or option) to speak with your…