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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Medical Minutes
This month's Medical Minutes looks at staying healthy while traveling by plane; the hidden health benefits of prostate medication; how honeybees can help diagnose lung cancer
JOHN SCHIESZER
July 23, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.
Do You Need a Digital Will?
Adding a separate digital will document to your estate plan that provides a list of your digital assets would be extremely helpful to your loved ones
By JIM MILLER
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July 23, 2024
How Extreme Heat Affects Seniors: Tips to Stay Safe
Most people don’t realize that each year, extreme summertime heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined
By JIM MILLER
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July 16, 2024
UPDATE: Aspirin for Preventing Heart Attacks in Older Adults
It may be time to rethink your aspirin intake
By JOHN SCHIESZER
July 16, 2024
Donnie Boy Brings Joy to All
Donnie Boy is now on a new medical journey, thanks to his grandparents, aunts, uncles, great aunts and great uncles
By JOHN SCHIESZER
July 9, 2024
Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Spouses
The Veterans Administration does indeed have an underutilized benefit that can help wartime veterans and their surviving spouses
By JIM MILLER
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June 26, 2024
Medical Minutes
New machine for back surgery; walking away from cancer; a new way to cut down on cocktails
By JOHN SCHIESZER
June 26, 2024
Dreading a Colonoscopy? There Are Alternatives
Most people dread the laxative prep and sedation, not to mention the procedure itself.
June 26, 2024
12 Ways to Plan a Wellness Cruise
How to experience a cruise that cultivates health and wellness instead of overindulgence
By TRUDY WENDELIN
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June 18, 2024
Improving Your Life with a Wide Range of Programs You May Not Know About
Many older adults may be missing out on a wide range of programs and services
By JOHN SCHIESZER
June 13, 2024
Gut Health as We Age
“There are a lot of myths about what happens with the gut and aging”
By PAIGE BARTLETT, PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST FOR THE UW SCHOOL OF NURSING DE TORNYAY CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING
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June 13, 2024
Taking a Proactive Approach to Memory Loss
The 5-Cog assessment is a picture-based memory-impairment screening test
By JOHN SCHIESZER
June 13, 2024
How to Find Reliable Health Information Online
With so much information out there I’m not sure what I can trust
By JIM MILLER
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May 24, 2024
Mentally and Physically, Trees Make a Difference to Health
During my dad's recent hospital stay, I witnessed the healing power of trees
By REGAN DAVIS HOPPER U.S. FOREST SERVICE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM
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May 24, 2024
How to Find Affordable Internet Services?
"I was recently notified that the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidizes my monthly internet bill, is about to end
By JIM MILLER
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May 23, 2024
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