_ Exercise Joyce Hodges-Hite: At 80-Years-Young, Still Doing Marathons By Sondra Forsyth article In 1949, then 12-year-old Joyce Hodges-Hite, living in rural Millen, Georgia, 50 miles south of Augusta, discovered she was a … Read More→
_ Fish May Hold the Key to Curing Eye Illnesses By Jane Farrell article New research has raised the possibility that human retinas may someday be induced to regenerate themselves, thus restoring vision. Fish … Read More→
Wills & Estates Why Family Feuds Erupt After the Will Is ReadΓÇ¿ By article The recently deceased donΓÇÖt always ingratiate themselves with their survivors when it comes time to read the will. ΓÇ£People want … Read More→
_ Exercise Treadmill Safety Tips in the Wake of Dave GoldbergΓÇÖs Tragic Death By article The tragic accidental death of Dave Goldberg, the chief executive of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has … Read More→
The Myth of Mental Illness By Jane Farrell blog A new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is due out next year and there is renewed discussion about what constitutes a “mental illness.” One of the world’s leading psychiatrists is questioning the very concept of mental illness. “In non-psychiatric circles mental illness all too often is considered to be whatever psychiatrists say it is,” Dr. Z tells us. “The need to re-examine the problem of mental illness is both timely and pressing.
_ Pets End-of-Life Pet Care By Jane Farrell article As any pet owner can tell you, companion animals are part of your family. You love them, you take care of them, you play with them. Someday, though, the inevitable will come: your pet will become seriously ill and pass away. Most pets don’t die suddenly; they usually become ill and linger for a while. How can you make your companion’s last days good ones, and when is it time for him or her to go? The experts at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) have some answers.
Myths About Palliative Care By Jane Farrell article A specialized, multidisciplinary team approach to caring for seriously ill people and their families, is often errantly reduced to end-of- life care. This misconception has led to palliative care involvement being introduced late in an illness, often depriving patients and their families of comprehensive symptom control, support and assistance with complex decision-making throughout the course of their illness when it could provide the most benefit.
_ Health Vaccines and Older Adults By Jane Farrell article Vaccines have been much in the news lately. Here, from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), an agency of the … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Caring for a Patient at Home By Jane Farrell article Most people who get sick with COVID-19 will have only mild illness and should recover at home, according to the … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Beyond Chicken Soup: ΓÇ£Immune BrothΓÇ¥ and Meals That Heal By Sondra Forsyth article Just about everybody knows that a nourishing bowl of chicken soup helps with the symptoms of the common cold by … Read More→
_ Pets and Caregiver Burden By Jane Farrell video Owners of seriously ill pets at risk for depression, study finds
_ Is the Flu as Scary as Media Stories Make It Out to Be? By Sondra Forsyth blog The seasonal flu, influenza, is front page news across North America. Every day we are reading or hearing of someone […]
_ Guarding Against the Misuse of Language When Guiding Patients and Families on Death and Dying By Sondra Forsyth article A University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) perspective article published in February 2018 in the journal Perspectives in … Read More→
_ Aging Well Planning for Your Own Long-Term Care By Jane Farrell article Planning for our own long-term care may not be pleasant, but itΓÇÖs essential. In this guide, the National Institute on … Read More→
_ 7 Things You Probably DonΓÇÖt Know About Lyme Disease By Sondra Forsyth article Celebrities ΓÇô like singer Avril Lavigne, and authors Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells ΓÇô have spoken publicly about their struggles … Read More→
_ Do Birth Years Affect Flu Pandemics? By Jane Farrell article Researchers now say that the year you were born can predict to a certain extent how likely you are to … Read More→
_ Medicare The Potential Impact of Medicare's New Mandatory Bundled Payments By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation used real-world data to look at the potential … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Racial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language By Jane Farrell article When treating seriously ill patients, doctors give less compassionate verbal cues to black patients than to white patients, according to … Read More→