The cholesterol shot is now a pill
The most powerful cholesterol drugs are not statins. They are PCSK9 inhibitors — and they have been around fas injections for a decade. That changes…
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.
A first-of-its-kind drug for new type 1 diabetes
A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes has always meant the same thing on day one: a lifetime of insulin. A newly approved drug will not…
A new pill to take after a COVID exposure — before you get sick
For six years, COVID-19 medicine has arrived after the fact — something to take once you were already sick. A drug approved this summer works…
Standing counts, but walking counts more
Getting out of the chair is not quite the same as moving. In studies that interrupted long stretches of sitting in older adults, short bouts…
What actually works on moles
If moles have invaded your yard, you have probably tried repellent sprays, pellets, and those vibrating stakes from the garden center. Here is the hard…
Tzatziki sauce
This Greek yogurt dip goes great with zucchini fritters. Peel and grate 3/4 of a seedless English cucumber. If you use a cucumber with seeds,…
For older adults, 68 may be the new 62
Living longer is only half the story of aging. A growing body of research suggests that each generation is arriving at older age in better…
A gene-editing therapy reaches the youngest sickle cell patients
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and this year it arrives with a milestone: the first gene therapy for the disease has reached young children.…
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…
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…