Preventive Health Screening

As we come to the close of “Healthy Aging Month” (marked every September), it’s a good time to remember that it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how to support your physical and cognitive health as you get older (though there is an entire entrepreneurial, science-based industry focused…

About a year ago, we highlighted some new options and advances that were likely to make screening for colon cancer, beyond colonoscopies, easier and more accepted. As you may know, when caught early, colon cancer can be highly treatable and even preventable if pre-cancerous polyps are found and removed. But…

As we recently reported, there has been progress in tackling heart disease mortality in the US, though it remains one of the main causes of death around the country and the world, and some aspects of heart disease, including high blood pressure, appear to be on the rise. Your risk…

While heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death around the world, the news is not all dismal when it comes to heart health. A recent study looking at heart disease mortality in the US over the last 5 decades shows that deaths from heart attacks have dropped…

You’ve likely read the statistics and maybe have been one of them yourself: Every year, millions of older adults fall. If they’re lucky, they get by with just a few scratches and a bruised ego. If they’re less fortunate, they may experience a broken bone or perhaps a concussion, either…

It’s coming to the end of May, which is the end of skin cancer awareness month, and a good reminder of the real harms that can arise from overexposure to the sun. As you may know, 5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year,…