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In announcing this blog, Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting, I’d like to explain why I am writing this and what I will write about. Let me first convince you that I am really qualified to write about aging: I am experienced! I am now in my ninth…

In case you didn’t hear about it, there have been some recent studies updating our understanding of healthy aging and hearing loss. First, out of  Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Medical School comes word about the connection between a healthy diet and age-related hearing loss in women. The…

It seems that almost every day brings a new story about Alzheimer’s: the latest drug failure, the newest research findings, the predicted explosion of new cases. In fact, progress is being made to determine causes, define symptoms and develop approaches for combatting this dreaded disease. Here are some recent updates…

When your newborn was alone and asleep at night, you wouldn’t think twice about aiming a live camera on the crib just to monitor what’s going on. But what about aiming a live camera on a nursing home resident who may be impaired and unable to tell you if something…

As you grow older and perhaps retire from your job, it’s only natural to wonder what to do with yourself or how best to fill your time. You might even elevate your thinking to consider what’s your purpose in life– what are you meant to do as you enter this…

Perhaps this is not discussion for polite company, but all too many of us lose precious sleep as we head to the bathroom multiple times each night. The causes of this “need to go” are many, depending on your sex and your underlaying health. Known as “nocturia,” the frequent need…