Here are some tips for maintaining cardiovascular health according to the American Heart Association; heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, accounting for about one in every four deaths. Although your chance of getting a cardiovascular disease increases with age, don’t just assume that it’s going to happen!...

As awful as the coronavirus pandemic is, we should all be grateful that it has hit at a time in history when we have the technology to help us cope. First and foremost, medical science has advanced to the point that vaccines to protect us from catastrophe have been developed at an...

It requires effort ahead of time to get the most out of a doctor’s appointment. As a geriatric care manager, I have accompanied many elderly clients to their doctor’s visits and the most fruitful and successful visits were those when the client...

So, you have finally gotten around to the task of planning for the future by working with an experienced estate planning attorney and you’re feeling responsible and self-satisfied. Before you get too cocky, however, remember that your estate plan will have to be reviewed on a regular basis -- typically every...

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by Michelle R. Davis

With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance around holiday celebrations and masking, urging people to limit gatherings and...

by Katherine Skiba

Televisions. Golf clubs. Baby clothes. A bottle of gin. Sticky-fingered porch pirates have recently pilfered all of these, and much more.

The crooks — also called “box bandits”...