Anyone who’s ever tried to get their medical record from a particular care provider, much less organize the totality of their record from a range of providers, knows that it can be a herculean task to get it all together. While agebuzz readers know from the Powerhouse Patient series by…

It was just about a year ago that agebuzz began to pay attention to the impact of the pandemic on relationships. Even in the early days of COVID, it became clear that many relationships might suffer and even fall apart, as forced togetherness and the stressors coming out of coronavirus…

As we’ve previously highlighted in agebuzz, the pandemic has led many of us to consider, and reconsider, our current housing arrangements and what we may need and want going forward. It’s not just a matter of choosing an individual house, apartment, or senior living arrangement. It’s also a matter of…

So you’ve gotten both your vaccination shots and you’re 2 weeks beyond the second jab. Are you now out of the woods when it comes to being vulnerable to a COVID infection? The data suggest that all available vaccines are overwhelmingly effective in preventing serious illness and death from the…

While it may be challenging, we’ve never shied away from encouraging agebuzz readers to commit to strength training as a way to keep you physically, cognitively, and emotionally strong. Whether you’re working your core or preventing your muscles from shrinking, the benefits of strengthening muscles and staying strong are incalculable…

In the early months of the pandemic, especially when it became clear that older adults were at high risk of serious illness or even death from COVID, there was the hope that advance care planning (documenting your wishes regarding end-of-life care and appointing a health care proxy to speak on…