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PUMPING IRONY: Surveillance State
Surveillance technologies can make it easier for the elderly to age in place, but will it mean we’ll see our kids even less often than we do now?
Reflect, Assess, Adjust
How a simply daily discipline can help you give your life a makeover.
My Grandma’s Mug
As the holidays approach, our editor in chief finds herself longing for the way things were.
PUMPING IRONY: Prescription for Disaster?
The approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug has triggered a major increase in monthly Medicare premiums — and fresh concerns about the program’s solvency. I’m hoping it also sparks some new thinking about prescription-drug pricing.
PUMPING IRONY: A Man Without a Plan
I’ve been putting off drafting a healthcare directive for no better reason than my general aversion to planning. Some palliative-care experts — and plenty of horrific tales — have now delivered some excellent reasons to avoid it altogether.
PUMPING IRONY: Help for the Helpful
Recent research suggests older folks can be quick to assist others while neglecting their own well-being. The solution may involve learning the difference between being nice and being kind.
PUMPING IRONY: Medicate or Meditate?
While Alzheimer’s patients wait to see if Biogen’s new drug will someday prove effective — and affordable — researchers continue to make a case for the healing powers of meditation.
Consider the Context
There are always opportunities to become aware, to adapt — and to find our own right balance of less and more.
The Greater Whole
When there are choices that are good for us and the broader system, there is a collective opportunity for more significant change.
PUMPING IRONY: A Kind of Reckoning
Age, the pandemic, and the looming flu season have persuaded me to engage with our broken healthcare system after ignoring its offerings for the past 20 years. First impressions have not been favorable.
Consumers, Unite . . . in the Snack Aisle
A half-century since boomer activists loudly proclaimed a whole-foods revolution, a new study suggests Americans are eating more ultraprocessed foods than they were 18 years ago — despite the known health risks. And guess who’s leading the trend?
PUMPING IRONY: Headed for a Fall
Millions of elderly Americans land in the hospital each year after taking a tumble. So why are doctors continuing to prescribe drugs that increase that risk?
PUMPING IRONY: Small Talk, Large Rewards
While the benefits of cultivating strong relationships are well known, we often overlook the value of the brief random social interactions that really make our day.
Feats of Greatness
Experience Life editor Jamie Martin on emotional agility and mental well-being.
Pause for a Moment
In stressful times, the ability to slow down, process, and be present can be transformative.
PUMPING IRONY: From Bonus to Busted?
Social Security beneficiaries will be getting a hefty cost-of-living raise next year, which may temporarily ease their anxiety over a new report warning of the program’s fast-approaching insolvency.
PUMPING IRONY: The Honeymoon’s Over
With the White House pushing Congress to allow the government to negotiate drug pricing, Big Pharma wonders, Where’s the love?
PUMPING IRONY: A Smart Choice?
Recent research suggests that postponing my retirement might be good for my aging brain.
PUMPING IRONY: Growing Pains
A fraught battle with our 4-year-old grandson over screen time has forced Grandma and Grandpa to admit that his customary weekly visits may now hold less allure for him — and us — than they once did.
Plastics: The Beginning of the End
For the good of our planet and our health, it’s time to rethink our habits around single-use plastics.
PUMPING IRONY: Meddling With Medicare
For reasons both political and pecuniary, attempts to expand Medicare benefits have always been a tough sell, despite the rising demands of an aging population. As Congress prepares to give it another shot, I’m hedging my bets.