Sun, Jan 19 2020

It costs just $16 to buy a one-way ticket on the Amtrak train from Chicago to Bloomington, Ill., unless you're the two people who use wheelchairs and tried to buy tickets recently. They were told their tickets will cost not $16 dollars — but…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Why are my prescription drug costs so high? Are the senior tax credits that can help lower my out-of-pocket costs? Can we open more senior centers? Four hundred senior citizens had the opportunity to ask these questions…

Usually Meals on Wheels means home delivery or lunch at a senior center. For more than 50 years, the federal government has been funding the program to make sure older Americans get the nutrition they need. Now, a project in Vancouver, Wash., is…

According to the state Department of Health, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the state, with about 686,000 people diagnosed. People of color, those in rural counties, and less-educated individuals are more likely to be impacted by…

The Washington Post – JoNel Aleccia – Jan 18, 6:00 AM

Seven years ago, at age 57, Saran was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a progressive, fatal brain disease. She had started forgetting things, losing focus at the job she had held for three decades. Then tests revealed the grim diagnosis.