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No doubt about it, no matter your circumstance, we’re all experiencing heightened stressors and anxieties because of the pandemic. And as we’ve cited in a previous agebuzz post, the stress associated with money, health, or lifestyle disruptions can take its toll on even long-lasting relationships and marriages. In fact, some…

Despite the fact that we’re still in summer, it appears that it’s not too early to be thinking about your annual flu shot. Especially this year. Estimates are that in previous seasons only about 45% of adults received the flu vaccine. But for older adults, already at higher risk for…

You’ve likely heard it many times before: Exercise is a key ingredient for healthy aging and even small amounts of movement can be critical to lowering your risk of physical ailments as well as cognitive decline. But in case you weren’t convinced by the prior evidence (or motivated to move),…

The United States has the dubious distinction of spending much more on health care than other countries, yet experiences worse health outcomes and lower life expectancies. In fact, in the opinion of one family medicine physician, we actually have “a disease care industry not a health care industry.” That is,…

The news regarding the coronavirus continues to evolve, as we learn more about how it attacks the body, the symptoms it causes, the varying rates of infection among different groups, and the levels of risk associated with certain activities. At this point, we know this virus is quite different from…

Your Call Is Important To Us By Alice Herb   I have a number of pet peeves. Friends and family visibly shrink from me when they hear that I’m once again on the warpath to eliminate the object of my wrath. That object right now (and for some time) is…