10 Ways to Thank a Caregiver
(SST) Chances are you know a caregiver. It could be the teacher at your child's school, balancing classroom duties and caring for an aging parent after the bell rings. Maybe it's your coworker who …
Category: Senior Living
Thousands of lives could be saved if more people would get screened for lung cancer
(SST) By Daniel J. Boffa, MD, MBA, FACSLung cancer takes the lives of about 127,000 people in the United States annually - nearly the same number of people who will die from colon, breast …
Do you have diabetes? Understand your risk for pneumococcal pneumonia.
(SST) Each November, Diabetes Awareness Month serves as an opportunity to foster important conversations around diabetes and help educate those who may be at risk for developing it. If you're currently living with diabetes, …
Did you know Medicare Advantage plans change every year? Here’s what you need to know
(SST) Whether you're enrolling for Medicare for the first time or you've had it for years, it's important to know that Medicare Advantage plans - which include more benefits than Original Medicare, like prescriptions, …
Focus on your sight and health to ward off vision loss from diabetes
(SST) An often silent condition that can steal vision, diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that may have no noticeable symptoms in the early stages and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness …
Shooting blanks: George Washington fathered a country but not kids
(SST) George Washington is the 'father of our country' yet, ironically, he didn't have any children of his own. If you are like many others, you've probably wondered why he didn't leave any children …
Why aren’t schools teaching the truth about George Washington’s death?
(SST) School children are taught that after a life of action and harrowing battles, George Washington died peacefully in his bed at Mount Vernon. In reality, the nation's first president died a slow and …
Was George Washington a big fat liar?
(SST) You've probably heard the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and later admitting the act to his father, claiming he 'cannot tell a lie.' It's a story meant to show …
Did George Washington sound weak?
(SST) It's easy to find out what George Washington looked like. But what did he sound like?There are many well-known paintings of Washington, and the museum at Mount Vernon displays a painstakingly accurate facial …
Are we all just 3 steps away from being a traitor like Benedict Arnold?
(SST) Would you ever betray your country? The answer is likely, no. Everyone thinks that under no circumstances they would betray the country they love.However, Benedict Arnold - one of America's most infamous traitors …