Helping deaf people to enjoy music again
Researchers from the University of Southampton are investigating how to help deaf people, who have received a cochlear implant, to get more enjoyment from...
Home care waiting lists must end
By Michael E. Festa
This is not fiction: A 101-year-old Massachusetts senior with a serious heart condition has the ability to live independently in his...
Credit freeze bill closer to passage
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
Consumers are now two steps closer to having meaningful protections from identity theft.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives recently passed An...
Diabetic Women Subject to Greater Hearing Loss
By Robert Mario
Diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not...
Women’s eye health primer
By Dr. Jean Keamy
Since women typically live longer than men, they are at greater risk for developing vision-inhibiting conditions and diseases such as cataracts...
Medicare vouchers? Oh no, not again
By Al Norman
“Let me be clear,” U.S. Senator Ed Markey wrote. “I will not stand by and let the Republicans break the promise of...
Federal program aims to end elder hunger
By Linda F. Fitzgerald
The growing problem of elder hunger in the United States, including right here in Massachusetts, is disgraceful. And, it can be...
Refresh your driving skills in 2019 with the AARP Smart Driver Course
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
The New Year is a great time to think about improving your driving skills! For more than 30...
Depression can be called the common cold of mental health.
By Gloria Burdett
Brain researchers and scientists have discovered that there’s a direct link between stress and depression. When we become stressed by difficult life...
To serve, not to be served was a call to action
By Michael E. Festa
In 1958, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus set out to solve a big problem: how to help older Americans maintain independence, dignity,...
