21 May 2018
0 Commentsalice police – innovating breast cancer care
When Dr. Alice Police was growing up in California, she wanted to be a cowgirl.More
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22 Apr 2018
0 Commentsopioid addiction
There is no age discrimination when it comes to addiction. Older adults who are prescribed pain medicationMore
16 Apr 2018
0 Commentsmatter of balance
Are you unsteady on your feet? Have you taken a fall and simply shrugged it off? If that sounds familiar, More
19 Mar 2018
0 Commentsnuclear testing – it’s for the heart too!
“Don’t go ‘nuclear’” might be a warning to someone who is highly stressed and overreacting to a situation, but when it comesMore
11 Mar 2018
0 Commentsdangers of untreated hearing loss
Are you having more difficulty hearing than you were a year ago? Or even a few months ago? You may not even More
25 Feb 2018
0 Commentseating organic
Should you be eating organic? This can be a somewhat complicated question. So, first, let’s address what the word More
15 Jan 2018
0 Commentstop ways to stay active and social
Not only does Ruth Egensteiner reside in Lohman Village, an independent living residence at Wartburg in Mt. Vernon, More
15 Jan 2018
0 Comments5 ways to protect your aging spine
Drs. Pierre Bruneau and Monica Gupta with CareMount Medical weigh in…More
10 Dec 2017
0 Commentsexercise your way to a better life
People are living much longer these days. Sixty is truly the new 40,” states Dr. Yan Li, a cardiologist with Phelps Medical More
4 Dec 2017
0 Commentshealth alert: hepatitis c
Hepatitis C, a primary liver infection, kills more people in the United States than any other infectious disease, More
27 Oct 2017
0 Commentsstaying healthy
According to the 2014 United States Census, more than a quarter of adults over 65 — 11 million people — live alone. Social isolation is considered a risk More
9 Oct 2017
0 Commentsmemory boosters
Once a week, a small group gathers in Croton-on-Hudson for four hours: engaging in conversation and activity. They share stories about their day-to-dayMore
25 Sep 2017
0 Commentscardiac rehab: an overlooked path to better health
When Elizabeth, a 76-year-old woman who had heart valve surgery, began her outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, she used a walker. Halfway through the More
31 May 2018
2 Commentsnew shingles vaccine
A new and improved shingles vaccine, Shingrix, has been proven to be substantially moreMore