Coffee tastes good and can be good for you
By Sharon Longo
Contributing Writer
REGION - Wake up in the morning; pour a mug of coffee. Meeting with a friend; grab a couple of lattes....
Know the limits of using urgent care centers
By Debbie Spingarn, Contributing Writer
REGION - With nearly two hundred urgent care centers in Massachusetts, many people have used these freestanding medical care facilities...
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Stay fit and have fun with doubles tennis
By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer
REGION - Feel like a bit of running around, hitting a ball, and want a partner to play a game...
Mental health care can be a challenge for seniors to obtain
By Debbie Spingarn, Contributing Writer
REGION – The state is full of stories about the breakdown of the mental health system, which was strained even...
Study ties reading books to longer life
By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer
REGION - If you want to stay healthy and live longer, research shows that eating a nutritious diet and maintaining...
Ken Bennett leads hikes through Northborough
By Tyler Charpentier, Contributing Writer
Ken Bennett stands in front of the Northborough Senior Center. Bennett leads weekly hikes throughout town.Photo/Tyler Charpentier
NORTHBOROUGH - Ken...
Mindful aging helpful as we move into our older years
By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer
REGION - Mindfulness. People are becoming more intentional, more mindful these days about what they eat, how they exercise, and...
‘We must push mandates’ to end the COVID-19 pandemic
By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer
Renowned medical ethicist and prolific author Dr. Arthur Caplan told Fifty Plus Advocate, “I don’t trust masks. Vaccination is...
Framingham woman became a patient, then an advocate, for rare disease
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
After being diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis more than a decade ago, Glenda Thomas of Framingham joined a support group...
