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Alan Fisk
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Medical Gaslighting: A Real Life Horror Movie if Left Unchecked
The term gaslighting comes from the 1944 film “Gaslight,” in which a man isolates his wife in a creepy Victorian home and tricks her into...
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Patricia Anstett
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Easing the Financial Burden of Cancer Care
Devastated, tired and still in some pain after a mastectomy and radiation last fall, Jacqueline Abdelmeguid lives her life wondering how...
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Patricia Anstett
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Exercise and Other Natural Ways to Improve and Retain Memory
Denise Parsons worried she might have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia when she found herself searching for the right words, losing her...
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urbanagingnews
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Memory Pill: Magic or Myth?
The television ads show these seniors, in all of their silver-haired glory, running five miles a day, walking the beach or giving...
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Alan Fisk
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Geriatricians - The Senior Specialists
It’s no secret that older adults have lots of doctors. Medicare data shows those over age 65 see an average of five different doctors a...
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Nancy Combs
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Medical Records Held in Patient Portal Can Be Accessed and Viewed Online
I knew something was amiss the moment I opened the invitation to a smoking cessation class. What? I’d never smoked a day in my life!...
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urbanagingnews
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
More Black Participation Needed in Aging Studies to Make Research Culturally Relevant
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center conducts memory and aging-related research studies to advance understanding about and...
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Patricia Anstett
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
Have You Heard? Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Get ready. An advertising blitz timed to hit when new federal changes go into effect will promote the greatly expanded number of retail...
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Marvin Pride Jr.
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs . . . Well, You Know
For the last decade bed bugs have been a growing problem in urban areas across the country, and Detroit is no exception. The City of...
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By Lynn Breuer, LMSW
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Aging Brain
I once had a client who was known for saying, “Aging isn’t for sissies.” Boy, was he right! If we are lucky enough to live a long,...
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urbanagingnews
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
State Program Offers Free Dental Care to Patients with Chronic Health Conditions
“I feel and look 10 years younger,” says a smiling Marsha Moseley. The 66-year-old received dental treatment through the Michigan Donated...
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Miriam Bingham
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Vision: Coping & Thriving in a Life Beyond Sight
The Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired, which has been serving metro Detroiters for more than 60 years, is now...
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Patricia Anstett
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Primary Care Clinics on a Block Near You: High-Touch Health Centers
Maureen McDonald says she “feels like I’ve won the lottery.” The Hazel Park primary care clinic she uses, Oak Street Health, is part of a...
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Attorney Bob Mannor, CELA
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Dementia Diagnosis: Legal Steps to Take ASAP
Finding out that you or a loved one has dementia can seem overwhelming. It is easy to go into denial or avoid making important decisions....
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urbanagingnews
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
Free Coaching for Caregivers: Just What the Doctor Ordered!
Providing light for those who may feel like they’re in a dark tunnel, a new program from the Area Agency on Aging 1-B brings...
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Najla Hollins
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
Treating Alzheimer’s Through Diet & Nutrition
“I was always interested in Alzheimer’s because I had that in my family and so I wanted to know more about it,” said Ashley Sanderlin,...
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Miriam Bingham
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Focus on Mental Health: When to Self Help - When to Seek Help
The nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced many into quarantine, and experts say this isolation is a factor in the rise of...
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urbanagingnews
- Jun 26, 2021
- 5 min
The Reverend – Doctor – Fuller: A virus expert on a spiritual mission
Ordained African Methodist Episcopal minister and expert virologist, A. Oveta Fuller, Ph.D., is able to comfort and reassure others while...
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Herbert C. Smitherman Jr., MD, MPH, FACP
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min
Opinion | I’m a Black doctor. Here’s why we all should take the COVID vaccine
An excerpt reprinted from Bridge Michigan in partnership with the Southeast Michigan Journalism Collaborative I have been a physician in...
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