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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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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urbanagingnews
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Virtual memory screenings keep seniors connected to care
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America provides free, virtual memory screening allowing one-on-one, confidential screenings from a...
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urbanagingnews
Dec 14, 20203 min read
Social isolation preserves health but challenges well-being
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researcher Brenda Whitehead conducted a study to identify what brought comfort and joy to...
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urbanagingnews
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Fall Means it’s Annual Medicare Enrollment Time!
Make the Most of Medicare Open Enrollment This Year. You have from October 15 until December 7 to choose or change your Part D or...
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urbanagingnews
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Mental Health Monitoring During the Pandemic
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, many older adults said they faced anxiety and depression due to social isolation, financial challenges,...
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urbanagingnews
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Telemedicine: Dial-a-Doctor now Covered by Medicare
Many had been advocating for insurance coverage for telephone consultations with physicians. The COVID-19 pandemic almost immediately...
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urbanagingnews
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Senior Centers and Nursing Homes Respond to Coronavirus
Metro Detroit senior centers and nursing homes are limiting access to facilities to protect older adults from exposure to coronavirus.
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urbanagingnews
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Long Term Care and Medicaid
An important way Medicaid helps seniors is by covering long-term care costs. More than 60% of all nursing home residents...
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urbanagingnews
Apr 16, 20191 min read
World Medical Relief Fills Insurance Gaps
Most people are shocked to learn that Medicare doesn’t cover everything. Since 1953, however, the private, non-profit World Medical...
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