Browsing: Senior Citizens
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, the massive government programs providing…
Medicare Part B is getting more expensive and outpacing inflation. Here’s what you can expect to pay in 2025
Medicare Part B is one of the cornerstones of Medicare’s health insurance, covering many common health expenses—doctor visits, outpatient care,…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 3 tips for staying active as you age: ‘Don’t think, just get going’
Resuming an exercise regimen after weeks, months, or even years of inactivity can be physically and mentally daunting, particularly following…
Arnold Schwarzenegger is joining a Fortune 500 company to solve a great problem of his generation
“Los Angeles, 2029 AD. The machines rose from the ashes of the nuclear fire. Their war to exterminate mankind had…
AARP’s new CEO vows to protect Social Security, Medicare, and ensure older adults age ‘on their own terms’
It’s a salient time for the AARP, the non-profit that has been advocating for the over 110 million American adults…
Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including…
For the government to provide Medicare to 67.4 million people per month, it has to get the money from somewhere.…
Protecting Medicare a top concern for more than half of Americans in 2024 presidential election
With just five weeks remaining until the election of the 47th U.S. president, more than half of Americans say protecting…
Older adults should get their flu shots now. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines
Flu season is nigh and if you’re 65 or older, don’t dally on getting your updated, 2024–25 vaccine. Seasonal flu…
Baby boomers are abusing marijuana at a higher rate as more Medicare beneficiaries turn to cannabis with ‘little other safe choices for pain or sleep’
Older Americans aren’t just using cannabis more, they’re also consuming the sometimes-legal-sometimes-not drug in dangerous ways. From 2017 through 2022,…