Most people are aware of hospice care and what it pertains to but a closely related medical specialty is relatively unknown. Palliative care seeks to address the multiple ways that illness affects a person whether the effects are physical, financial, spiritual etc. The focus is on treating the symptoms of the disease or the…
In China this week, a 41-year old man died of rabies. Over 2000 people die of rabies each year in China even though China is the world’s largest purchaser of rabies vaccine. Wound cleansing and immunization within a few hours of contact can prevent the disease according to the World Health Organization. For the…
The United States covers a very large area so it’s mostly impossible to make all-encompassing statements. For instance, the average American lives to 77.6 years and overall ranks 33 in the world for longevity but where you live matters because there is a deep disparity between parts of the county.
It used to be that older people just didn’t get divorced. Of course it’s not that they never got divorced; it’s that the incidence of divorce among people 50 and over was very small compared to the rest of the population.
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit brought against Medicare by 14 patients who were denied nursing home coverage based on the fact that their time in the hospital was considered observation care rather than admitted.
There are a lot of articles on the web about the scourge of older drivers. I’m not saying don’t believe them but I am saying that while older drivers do cause fatalities so do all the other age groups and sometimes the media focuses on what they want to focus on rather than trying…
For months now, Rajiv has focused his driving behavior on getting his Chevy Volt to achieve a stellar gas mileage. Today he announced that his driving has achieved a lifetime average of 150 mpg. The Volt’s dashboard provides him with up to the minute feedback on how his actions and the car’s performance are doing…
The federal government announced Wednesday that it had awarded its largest grant yet to test an Alzheimer’s drug aimed at healthy people with an above average risk of getting the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease. That grant and several other grants in the past year have shifted the focus from curing the disease once…
If there is one thing people can agree on, it’s that the Affordable Care Act is a bit confusing.
Annuities have been around since the Middle Ages when Dutch and German cities and monasteries raised money by the sale of life annuities. In England, during that same time frame, landowners gave land and assets to the Church in exchange for lifetime income.
We send out email newsletters and announcements monthly about planning for Health, Housing, Finance, and Legal needs for retirement. Would you like to sign up?