The blog reframes aging as a stage of opportunity rather than decline, emphasizing that many physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges associated with later life can be prevented or managed through intentional, healthy behaviors. It highlights the importance of balanced nutrition, regular physical activity, and preventive healthcare to maintain strength, mobility, and independence, alongside lifelong learning, social connection, and stress management to support cognitive and mental well-being. The article also stresses emotional resilience through purpose, relationships, gratitude, and adaptability, noting that technology and community engagement can further enhance health, connection, and autonomy. Overall, it argues that healthy aging is holistic and proactive, focusing on adding quality and fulfillment to life, not just years.Continue reading
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Researchers compare ways to offer mental health services to underserved communities
A search in the iPhone app store for “mindfulness-based stress reduction” produces a seemingly endless stream of applications devoted to meditation. But do they work as well as having a live person with whom you can interact on the other side of the screen? A study funded in 2020 by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute...Continue reading
Researchers study how telehealth helps patients and healthcare professionals
One way that COVID-19 has changed the landscape for medicine is the rise in the use of telehealth for patient care. There is a growing sense that telehealth can help people manage their health and improve their access to care, which may be especially valuable in areas where health professionals and facilities are sparse. Telehealth...Continue reading
Telehealth Impressions from a First-time User: A Cusper Discovers Telemedicine
Telehealth is our new best friend. Delivering health care services via technology and virtual modes is ideal in face of the Coronavirus pandemic because it allows medical professionals to provide care while practicing social distancing, and allows patients to receive care while avoiding crowded physicians’ office waiting rooms and clinics. But does telehealth truly live...Continue reading
Men’s HealthTech: Adding the Warmth of Wisdom
What’s a great way to get health information about men? Why wearables, of course. In 2016, there were 325 million wearable devices in the world. That’s “big data” territory by any measure. But have wearables actually improved the health of men? In a word, no. Or not yet anyway. Stay Home Medicine But there’s a 2.0 movement in men’s healthtech: entirely digital...Continue reading
