Draw your circles: a map of the people who matter
Life is change, and seniors know it better than anyone. But one fun exercise gives you a sense of your life now and how you…
Author: Allyson Good
Allyson Good curates senior living, health, and family content. She is formerly the Managing Editor of Active Life, a print newspaper published in 2016-2017 for seniors, choosing practical articles on health, money, safety, and everyday living for older readers. She is also an avid gardener and offers up Garden Hints and Tips on a regular basis.
The window topper we tore out is back
Not long ago, homeowners could not pull the fussy fabric valances off their windows fast enough. Too frilly, too matched, too 1980s. Now they are…
How cancer research dollars get divided
You might assume that cancer research money follows the death toll — that the deadliest cancers draw the most funding. The real picture is more…
A smarter way to screen for prostate cancer
For decades, the trouble with prostate cancer screening was not that it missed dangerous tumors. It was that it found too many harmless ones. The…
What to do with all that zucchini
Come late summer, gardeners and their neighbors are often buried in zucchini and yellow squash. The good news is that summer squash is endlessly versatile…
The envelope that decides next year
Somewhere in the mail this month is a document that sets what your health care costs in January. It arrives in a thick envelope and…
What an air cleaner can — and cannot — do
An air cleaner can be a big help for people with allergies, but there are some things it won’t do. It will not lower the…
Who really pays for a $2 million cure?
A one-time gene therapy for sickle cell disease carries a list price of $2.2 million, but almost no patient ever sees that bill. The harder…
Weight-loss drugs may guard the heart’s rhythm
The popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists may do something their makers never set out to do: protect the heart from…
Grill the perfect corn on the cob, then dress it up
Labor Day is the last hurrah of summer, and for many families that means one more trip to the grill before the season turns. Few…