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Panama Offers More Than The Canal Surviving The Summer Family Vacation With Adult Children Obamacare, Medicare Brain Power Loss Expected, But We Don’t Ask Doctors About Prevention Nursing Home Cameras Protect But Present Ethical Dilemmas Broken Care System Frustrates Doctors Too ‘The Financial Health of Social Security Is Strong’ Mediterranean Diet Helps Prevent Overeating
 
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Panama Offers More Than The Canal

Panama offers the sun-and-sand attractions enjoyed in most countries that front the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Sunbathers find stretches of seashore which are conducive to working on their tans.

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Surviving The Summer Family Vacation With Adult Children

You know the feeling. Your family’s going to everyone’s favorite summer spot. In our case, it’s the same house in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod each year.

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Obamacare, Medicare & ‘Medicare For All’ Muddy Campaign Trail

The health care debate has Democrats on Capitol Hill and the presidential campaign trail facing renewed pressure to make clear where they stand.

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Brain Power Loss Expected, But We Don’t Ask Doctors About Prevention

Many Americans in their 50s and early 60s are worried about declining brain health, especially if they have loved ones with memory loss and dementia.

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Nursing Home Cameras Protect But Present Ethical Dilemmas

For many people who care for aging parents, one solution is a safe, responsible nursing home.

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Broken Care System Frustrates Doctors Too

Dr. Hasan Shanawani was overcome by frustration. So, last week he picked up his cellphone and began sharing on Twitter his family’s enraging experiences with the U.S. health care system.

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‘The Financial Health of Social Security Is Strong’

Some members of Congress may not be prepared to protect Social Security, but the American people know better.

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Mediterranean Diet Helps Prevent Overeating

Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true.

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Birdwatchers Can Help Threatened Bird Populations

19 May 2019

The types of birds coming through your neighborhood are probably changing, and so is the timing of their migrations.

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Nursing Home Rehab Ratings Now Online

18 May 2019

For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the quality of rehabilitation care at nursing homes.

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Cooking For 2: Sweet And Tangy Glazed Salmon

17 May 2019

Starting salmon with the skin side down in a pan is a neat way to cook fish.

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Family Caregivers Not Getting Formal Training

13 May 2019

Many family caregivers spend several hours a day helping spouses, parents, partners and other loved ones.

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Beauty Lessons Mothers & Daughters Taught Each Other

12 May 2019

Moms teach their daughters so much as they grow, from how to apply makeup to how to care for their skin.

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Fixing Out-Of-Network Bills Means Someone Must Pay

11 May 2019

A bipartisan group of senators has been working to come up with a plan for the past several months. They said Thursday that they hope to have a bill to the president by July.

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