Medicare is a government program that provides health insurance coverage for senior citizens age 65 years and older, the disabled of any age, and to anyone suffering from end-stage renal disease. Medicare is divided into four parts, which are known as Medicare Part-A, B, C, and D. ≤ What ...

MARQUETTE — According to the website A Senior Connection, here are the top 10 issues that worry senior citizens the most: 1. Health Care Costs — The older we get, the more healthcare we need. It is important to get screenings for disease and natural aging conditions to catch any health ...

NEGAUNEE — Many women can recount in vivid detail the moment they first realized that others might view them as having become “older.” I am one of those many women. For me, it happened a dozen years ago near the entrance of a corporate owned service station in northern Maine. I had ...

Elmer Alexanderson of Norway, Michigan, celebrated his 102-year birthday Jan. 23 at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Alexanderson served in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1945 as an aviation engineer. OGJVAMC staff surprised him with cake and coffee ...

Traveling often includes sitting for periods of time, which can increase your chances of developing a deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot that forms in a large vein. Part of the clot can break off and travel to the lungs, causing a sudden blockage of arteries in the lung, known as a ...

Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining an independent lifestyle as we age. Lacking balance can be dangerous. In the U.S., 3 million ...