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23andMe had bad news about my health. I wish a person had delivered it
Posted on September 24, 2019 - More people are trying out DNA testing kits, finding out their ethnic background—and their risk of certain health conditions. STAT reports that this can be a devastating way to find out, noting that it’s not “a parlor game”! https://www.statnews.com/2019/08/08/23andme-genetic-test-revealed-high-cancer-risk
Experts Offer New Insights into Senior Driving Safety
Posted on September 19, 2019 - The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to prevent traffic deaths and injuries through research and education. The foundation has conducted many studies on older drivers, with the two-fold mission of extending the driving years of older adults, while ensuring they are safe drivers during those years.
Health websites are notoriously misleading. So we rated their reliability.
Posted on September 17, 2019 - Where do you get your health information? STAT reports that there’s a lot of unreliable and fraudulent information online—and those sites are getting a lot of traffic. How can consumers avoid being caught up in the growing “plague of health misinformation”?
Reducing the Fall Risk of a Loved One Who Has Dementia
Posted on September 12, 2019 - September 23 is Falls Prevention Awareness Day, a time to call attention to the serious problem of falls among older adults. Each year one-third of all older adults will fall, and many of them are seriously, even fatally, injured.
Parents Refuse To Talk About Getting Old? A Conversational Guide
Posted on September 10, 2019 - Forbes offers tips for nudging aging parents into having important planning conversations. One bit of advice: “If the situation is dire, engage a geriatric care manager.”
