By Anne Palumbo When it comes to a food’s nutritive profile, unexpected discoveries (good or bad) intrigue me. Pale cauliflower high in vitamin C?
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How to Make the Most of Your Telehealth Appointment
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, I manage a large doctor’s clinic that treats hundreds of seniors each month. We are moving to more
Healthcare Workers Need Our Care, Too.
By Michelle Dwyer and Victoria Bournival Healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients and protecting vulnerable seniors give their all to our community. Caring for
CARES Act Expands Beneficiary Coverage for COVID-19, Gives Providers Flexibility
By George W. Chapman In late April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued radical changes to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Gardening Blooms While We Shelter-in-place
By Gwenn Voelckers Have you been to a gardening center or nursery lately? Vegetable seeds are in short supply, if not sold out altogether.
Red Snapper Pops with Healthy Benefits
By Anne Palumbo Here’s a quarantine surprise: More people are cooking seafood, especially now that certain meat products are becoming harder to find. Here’s
What Older Diabetics Should Know About Coronavirus
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are both in our late 60s and have diabetes. We would like to find
Valuing Seniors and the Mark They Make in Our Community
By Triciajean Jones Contributing one’s time, talent and life experience to benefit others is an act of kindness that never gets old. Whether living
Perspective: How Deaths from COVID-19 Compare to Deaths from the Flu, Diabetes and Other Diseases
By George W. Chapman Various computer models have attempted to predict U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. The earliest estimates were upwards of one
Alone in the Time of Corona
By Gwenn Voelckers It’s been said that too much of a good thing can be too much of a good thing. While I love