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...
FDA Approves Leqembi, a promising drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
REGION - In June, a drug called Leqembi was given full approval by the FDA, to help slow the progression...
Take care of your hands to maintain strength and flexibility
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
REGION - Are jars getting tighter? What’s happening?
Not so handy anymore? If you find yourself feeling pain or stiffness in...
Noise pollution is more than an inconvenience
By Sharon Longo, Contributing Writer
REGION – Hammers pound, a train passes by, a car horn blasts, a lawn mower hums; sounds like a typical...
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....
Whatever your age, exercise is good for you
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
When he gets up in the morning for his daily run in Cambridge, the weather is often cold and miserable...
Seven ways to manage your arthritis symptoms
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
REGION - There is unfortunately no cure for arthritis, but it can be successfully treated, and the symptoms managed. The...
Plant-based “superfoods” touted to prevent disease and prolong life
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
REGION - What are your eating habits? You are probably like most of us: a “meat and potatoes” person. You...
Survey shows importance of mental health services for cancer patients
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
REGION - While huge strides have been made in controlling cancer and ridding the body of it, no doubt it’s...
Health Savings Accounts can mean big savings
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
REGION - A Health Savings Account (HSA) is used to save and pay for future medical expenses. But bear in...
