We’ve never shied away from the difficult discussion of whether and when older adults should hand over their keys and stop driving their cars. Clearly, there’s no one specific age at which older adults must stop driving- and to assume a senior will inevitably need to stop would be an…

We all know that as a society, our population is getting older and living longer than previous generations. And while that’s a wonderful trend if you are able to get more years of good health and quality living, the flipside of that is many of us will face, either for…

If you’re a tea drinker, you’re in good company. Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, bested only by water, and it’s been estimated that for every cup of coffee poured, three cups of tea are consumed. Black tea is the most popular tea in the US…

So raise your hand (if it’s not painful) if you’ve broken a bone in your later years. If you have, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a recent op-ed in The Hill, we’re in for a looming public health crisis in the coming years due to the incidence of…

He’s known for his guest columns in the Washington Post and his recent humorous book, “Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong.” But there’s nothing funny about his most recent column, entitled “The…

Along with Halloween and the changing color of leaves, Fall is the established time for Medicare Open Enrollment, which started on October 15th and runs through December 7th. While this period repeats every year (and we review it each year on agebuzz), your own situation may change from year to…