Did you guess hearing loss? You’re correct. Age-related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, is the gradual loss of hearing in both ears. It’s a common problem linked to aging. About 30 percent of adults over age 65 have hearing loss. What are the causes? Can it be prevented? How is it treated? How do you live with it? Learn more about this common issue.
Do you have a rosy outlook and see the glass as half full rather than half empty? If so, your good attitude may have even more benefits than you think as you’ll discover in this blog post. A growing number of scientific studies suggest optimistic people tend to live longer and have better physical and mental health than pessimistic people.
Guest Bloggers: Patty Byler, PT, and Minne Henry, PTA, UMass Memorial – Marlborough Hospital
As we age, it takes a little longer to recover from exercise. But that doesn’t mean that as women “of a certain age,” or men for that matter, we should hang up our sneakers. In fact, there’s something to the adage, “use it or lose it!” The truth is being a weekend warrior may even add a few years to your life!
David Cave, MD, PhD, director, clinical gastroenterology research, describes the pill camera which is easily swallowed to film the entire gastrointestinal system reaching the middle section colonoscopies and endoscopic procedures can’t examine. Learn more in our Health Watch video below. To
