A clown walks into a nursing home and asks a resident with moderate dementia whether she would prefer a cat or a dog. The resident considers the question seriously, offers an opinion, and laughs. She […]
Only 13.9 percent of adults over 65 meet federal guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity each week. That number comes from a federal data analysis of the National Health Interview Survey. It is a […]
We have written before about which blood tests seniors should get and why routine testing changes outcomes. But what about the tests that do not appear on a standard order? Strong peer-reviewed evidence supports them, […]
Your results are a story, and a single result is only one word of it. The number on last year’s panel tells you almost nothing on its own. The direction that number has been traveling […]
Closeness doesn’t retire when you do. For Boomers navigating their 50s, 60s, and beyond, connection doesn’t disappear. It deepens, shifts, and sometimes surprises. Research confirms that many older couples actually find greater satisfaction in their […]
Before gyms had juice bars and the word wellness existed, Americans were doing some genuinely strange things in the name of physical fitness. The 1960s and 1970s produced a remarkable catalog of exercise fads, some […]
How Technology Aids Clinical Decision-Making According to research, 61% of autism diagnostic centers report wait times of four months or longer, and families often wait much longer to access a qualified diagnostician. These constraints have […]
The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is one of the most widely used and thoroughly researched caregiver interview tools in autism diagnosis. Alongside the ADOS-2, it has long been considered part of the gold-standard diagnostic battery—providing clinicians […]
This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Knowing how to meal prep: the secret weapon of the perpetually organized — or so your social feeds would have you believe. We all […]
You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, triglycerides. Good and bad. High and low. The problem is that after 60, the conversation shifts in […]