Some 65 million Americans count themselves as members of Generation X—more than half of them are women. Many of those latchkey kids who were left to fend for themselves after school in the ’80s are now fending for themselves through perimenopause and menopause. Without much of a road map from their mothers or guidance from …
Hanneke Willenborg was at a visit with her general practitioner a couple years ago when the topic of menopause symptoms came up. She reported that she’d been having mood swings, and the doctor, to Willenborg’s astonishment, immediately wrote her a prescription for antidepressants. “She was well-intended, but I was like, there has to be a …
Women are reclaiming many once-taboo topics about their health, and two go hand in hand: aging and menopause. With more women like Melinda French Gates talking about aging as something to be celebrated, it’s becoming easier to see how women can thrive as they age with the right health care, mindset, and support system. The …
There’s one question people over 65 will need to answer for the first time during Medicare Open Enrollment (Oct. 15 to Dec. 7): Should I sign up for the optional, new, and little-known Medicare Prescription Payment Plan for 2025? Like so many things about Medicare, making the decision is not simple. “It’s complicated and it’s …
Some people have won the longevity lottery—they are among the lucky few known as SuperAgers. In a relatively new field, researchers are examining what contributes to people in their 80s and 90s having stronger brain power than their peers. Many are wondering if those findings can be distilled into a longevity routine or pill to …
The nationwide summer surge in COVID infections prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve and authorize for emergency use updated vaccines earlier than expected. Yet now that three 2024–25 coronavirus shots are widely available, only less than half of Americans most at risk of severe infection plan to get immunized. That’s according …
Picture this: You’re on a cruise, gazing out at the bright blue Mediterranean Sea. Then, instead of flopping into a lounge chair with a martini and a side of fries, you belly up to an IV station for a stem-cell treatment followed by some quick Botox and a healthy blue zone-inspired meal grown on the …
When you turn 65, a rite of passage is qualifying for Medicare to cover most of your health costs. But for more than a quarter of a million of low-income Americans, that day brings them perilously to what’s known as the Medicare Cliff. These people—predominantly female and often Black or Hispanic—have significantly higher out-of-pocket medical …
Neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris has said much about Medicare during the 2024 campaign, though both have employed scare tactics about what the other would do to the program. But which candidate wins in November could have a major impact on Medicare and its beneficiaries. “I think any election is …
Age-related memory loss is common, but more serious memory problems may be a sign of dementia, which is not a normal part of aging. “Dementia is a set of symptoms that show up as cognitive changes of sufficient severity to affect your daily activities, your daily function so you can no longer do what you …