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Paradise Abroad

Seniors face unique challenges when they retire to another country. Loneliness is one of them, but older expats can find ways to fit in. >

Life Is Shorter, Not Better, with Butter

Sure, butter and ice cream are luscious, but if you opt for more unsaturated vegetable oils, you are likely to gain many healthy years. >

New Guidelines Think Outside the Heart

Peripheral vascular diseases affect blood vessels far from the heart and show up differently in women and men. New guidance from the AHA. >

Microplastics Linked to Dementia

The tiny bits of plastic you see on beaches also enter our bodies and can cross the blood-brain barrier. They've been linked to dementia. >

What You Should Know about Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain

People with serious back pain are eager for relief, but are injections the answer? An analysis of the data to date and offers some guidance. >

Air Pollution Clouds the Mind

Exposure to air pollution disrupts the basic mental and emotional processing we need for daily tasks, making it especially bad for seniors. >

Do Medicare Advantage Plans Deliver?

Medicare Advantage plans offer things like hearing, eye, and dental coverage that Medicare doesn't. Researchers looked at how they stack up. >

The High Value of An Ounce of Prevention

The ACA made it possible for more Americans to be proactive about their health. A recent study reveals how big the benefits have been. >

Too Much Red Meat Can Sap Brain Power

Replacing some servings of processed red meat with plant proteins, fish, or poultry reduces your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. >

Sleep Aids Add to the Risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Sleep gives the brain a nightly tune-up. Taking a pill like zolpidem (Ambien) prevents this, raising the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. >

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