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Nancy Combs
Jun 28, 20244 min read
Getting Counseling From the Comfort of Home
Loneliness, anxiety and depression can easily set in as the result of common challenges older adults face, according to two mental...
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Darci E McConnell
Jun 28, 20243 min read
NOT HIGH, BUT BETTER CBD is a life-improver, ailing adults say
For Debra Stefanik, the list of ailments was long and so was her suffering. The Fenton, Michigan resident had her gallbladder removed...
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Cassandra Spratling
Apr 1, 20246 min read
Planning and Resources are Key to Overcoming Barriers to Aging in Place
The four-bedroom brick house on Detroit’s LaSalle Boulevard was Vera Boyd’s dream house. She enjoyed entertaining friends and family in...
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Nancy Combs
Apr 1, 20244 min read
Digital Equity and Health: The Promise of Virtual Care
A positive outcome of COVID-19? How is that even remotely possible? Indeed, the same deadly pandemic that cast a glaring light on tragic...
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urbanagingnews
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Strategies for Combating Loneliness and Isolation
Loneliness and social isolation are conditions that do not discriminate, they can impact anyone at any age, for a variety of reasons....
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Alan Fisk
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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