Health

It’s not just you. The stress of the ongoing pandemic is everywhere: With no discernible end in sight, and with ongoing uncertainty about our futures and our ability to regain full control over our lives, almost everyone feels the effects at this point. In some ways, what we’re all living…

So, have you headed back to your dentist yet? Has pain or vanity propelled you to return to your dental provider despite possible COVID risks? Although the World Health Organization recommends that routine dental visits continue to be postponed (except in cases of emergency) until transmission rates drop, many of…

By now you probably know the dangers: High blood pressure (also known as hypertension) puts you at significant risk for heart attacks and strokes and is tied to increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia, not to mention increased severity of symptoms from coronavirus infection. Given these risks, you would…

It’s a running dialogue that many of us have with our closets: How to squeeze into previously purchased and beloved shoes that our now aging feet no longer find comfortable. As previously discussed in agebuzz, one of the many “joys” of aging is the impact on our feet: they spread…

Even before COVID-19, researchers and clinicians alike were worried about an “epidemic of loneliness” sweeping both our country and the world more globally. But in particular, since the arrival of the coronavirus and the necessary social isolation and social distancing it’s caused, researchers have been monitoring the impact on vulnerable…

We’re more than 6 months into the Coronavirus pandemic and our understanding of the virus, it’s impact, and strategies to keep ourselves safe continue to evolve. And now, added to this mix are a range of articles and alarms about vaccine development and second waves. It’s no wonder, then, that…