{"id":25,"date":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:28:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T19:28:03","slug":"healthspan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/issues-in-aging\/healthspan\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthspan"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/03\/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-150x94.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-100x62.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-200x125.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-450x281.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-600x375.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-108x67.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/03\/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way\/\">Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. \u2018Disabled\u2019? No Way<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 4, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her house in Ypsilanti, MI, Barbara Meade said, \u201cthere are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.\u201d<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/03\/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. \u2018Disabled\u2019? No Way<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/maybe-its-not-just-aging-maybe-its-anemia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/anemia-symptoms.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/maybe-its-not-just-aging-maybe-its-anemia\/\">Maybe It\u2019s Not Just Aging. Maybe It\u2019s Anemia.<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 24, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Anemia is a common condition that can have serious medical consequences, but doctors often fail to recognize it. Journalist Paula Span investigates the situation here and has suggestions for patients. KFF Health News posted her column on July 17, 2025.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/maybe-its-not-just-aging-maybe-its-anemia\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Maybe It\u2019s Not Just Aging. Maybe It\u2019s Anemia.<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/why-brittle-bones-arent-just-a-womans-problem\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-300x214.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-300x214.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-1024x731.png 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-150x107.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-768x548.png 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-100x71.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-200x143.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-450x321.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-600x428.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-900x642.png 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises-108x77.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home-Bone-Strengthening-Exercises.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/why-brittle-bones-arent-just-a-womans-problem\/\">Why Brittle Bones Aren\u2019t Just a Woman\u2019s Problem<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than men are, but that doesn\u2019t mean men are in the clear. As journalist Pamela Span explains in this article, it does mean that they\u2019re seldom screened for the disease or treated for<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/why-brittle-bones-arent-just-a-womans-problem\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Brittle Bones Aren\u2019t Just a Woman\u2019s Problem<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/many-older-people-are-eager-for-vaccines\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-768x433.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-450x254.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-900x507.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1-108x61.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHHL-doodle-2025_06-25-1024x577-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/many-older-people-are-eager-for-vaccines\/\">Many Older People Are Eager for Vaccines<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Researchers have found that, not only are the main vaccines recommended for older people effective, but a pair of them also reduce the risk of dementia. Journalist Paula Span sums up what you need to know in this piece that<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/many-older-people-are-eager-for-vaccines\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Many Older People Are Eager for Vaccines<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/the-health-benefits-of-spending-time-outdoors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-300x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-300x141.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-1024x480.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-150x70.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-768x360.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-1536x720.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-100x47.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-200x94.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-450x211.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-600x281.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-900x422.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking-108x51.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER_FallBiking.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/the-health-benefits-of-spending-time-outdoors\/\">The Health Benefits of Spending Time Outdoors<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rajiv Roy is semi-retired from venture capital, but he\u2019s not slowing down. At age 66, he spends about half his time traveling\u2014just in the past six months, he\u2019s been to Colombia, China, India, Japan and Iceland\u2014to capture birds and other<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/11\/the-health-benefits-of-spending-time-outdoors\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Health Benefits of Spending Time Outdoors<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/ministrokes-can-have-major-consequences\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mini-stroke-824160436-108x72.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/ministrokes-can-have-major-consequences\/\">Ministrokes Can Have Major Consequences<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 13, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The symptoms of a TIA can be so mild that it\u2019s tempting to ignore them. Journalist Paula Span describes the symptoms and reports on the latest research on ministrokes and the consequences of ignoring them. KFF Health News posted her<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/ministrokes-can-have-major-consequences\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ministrokes Can Have Major Consequences<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/the-beers-criteria-what-patients-need-to-know\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-450x253.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-900x507.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero-108x61.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/infographic-medication-safety-for-older-adults-hero.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/the-beers-criteria-what-patients-need-to-know\/\">The Beers Criteria: What Patients Need to Know<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 1, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Before she landed in the hospital, Wilma Jones (not her real name) was living independently and generally managing well, despite some mild cognitive impairment. But one day, when an insurance assessor came to her home, Jones answered in her underwear,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/the-beers-criteria-what-patients-need-to-know\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Beers Criteria: What Patients Need to Know<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/programs-that-provide-rehab-at-home-are-making-a-difference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-300x218.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-150x109.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-100x73.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-200x146.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-450x328.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-600x437.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-108x79.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/programs-that-provide-rehab-at-home-are-making-a-difference\/\">Programs That Provide Rehab at Home Are Making a Difference<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by SCF-Editor<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">What can a hospital do when patients don\u2019t need more hospital care but aren\u2019t yet well enough to go home, and there\u2019s no place else to send them? Too often, the patients are simply stuck in the hospital. Some programs<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/programs-that-provide-rehab-at-home-are-making-a-difference\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Programs That Provide Rehab at Home Are Making a Difference<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/does-using-cannabis-become-riskier-in-later-life\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-450x253.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-900x506.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/senior_woman_cannabis_gummy_1471480824-108x61.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/does-using-cannabis-become-riskier-in-later-life\/\">Does Using Cannabis Become Riskier in Later Life?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 19, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It\u2019s not clear what benefits cannabis offers, but there\u2019s evidence that it can be harmful, journalist Paula Span reports in this wide-ranging column. Many older people assume it\u2019s safer than smoking, but studies suggest that\u2019s not true. KFF Health News&nbsp;<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/does-using-cannabis-become-riskier-in-later-life\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Does Using Cannabis Become Riskier in Later Life?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/aging-voices\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/aging-voices\/\">Aging Voices<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 3, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For the past 14 years, Darrell Rodenbaugh has played the lead in Scrooge \u2013 The Musical, an annual production by North Texas Performing Arts in Plano. The role is a marathon for 62-year-old Rodenbaugh: the company performs more than a<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/aging-voices\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aging Voices<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/a-centenarian-thrives-living-alone-in-a-big-city\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-768x430.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-200x112.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-450x252.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-600x336.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-900x504.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-108x61.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/a-centenarian-thrives-living-alone-in-a-big-city\/\">A Centenarian Thrives, Living Alone in a Big City<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 13, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe future is here,\u201d the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, NJ. <\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/a-centenarian-thrives-living-alone-in-a-big-city\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Centenarian Thrives, Living Alone in a Big City<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/know-your-numbers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-300x189.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-300x189.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-150x94.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-768x483.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-100x63.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-200x126.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-450x283.jpeg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-600x377.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-108x68.jpeg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23.jpeg 835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/know-your-numbers\/\">Know Your Numbers<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 3, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Every year, millions of older adults roll up their sleeves for an annual physical. Blood is drawn, a cuff tightens around the arm, and a stethoscope taps against the chest. A few days later, a patient portal pings with test<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/know-your-numbers\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Know Your Numbers<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-768x509.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-100x66.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-450x299.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-600x398.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks-2\/\">Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System\u2019s Cracks<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern.<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks-2\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System\u2019s Cracks<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/how-to-lower-the-risk-that-youll-be-hospitalized-or-die\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-200x149.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-450x336.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-600x448.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY-108x81.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DRATJ2GKFII6TODGIBWI6S7HAY.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/how-to-lower-the-risk-that-youll-be-hospitalized-or-die\/\">How to Lower the Risk That You\u2019ll Be Hospitalized or Die<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 11, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In 2006, Carmen Emery endured a bad case of shingles\u2014just before the vaccine became available. She spent months in agonizing pain. Afterward, she got the shot as soon as she could and encouraged family and friends to get theirs too.&nbsp;<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/how-to-lower-the-risk-that-youll-be-hospitalized-or-die\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Lower the Risk That You\u2019ll Be Hospitalized or Die<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/sex-after-65-friskier-but-riskier\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/sex-after-65-friskier-but-riskier\/\">Sex after 65: Friskier but Riskier<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At 81, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bertrand, MD, and her 90-year-old husband continue to enjoy a fulfilling sex life. Once every week or two, they share intimate moments that lead to orgasm and, as Bertrand puts it, \u201ca very good night\u2019s sleep.\u201d &#8220;Over<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/sex-after-65-friskier-but-riskier\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sex after 65: Friskier but Riskier<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/we-age-in-bursts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/we-age-in-bursts\/\">We Age in Bursts<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In his early 40s, Vinny Minchillo noticed he needed to work harder in the gym just to maintain his usual level of strength. 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class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice.<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/the-burden-of-getting-medical-care-can-exhaust-older-patients\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/dementia-a-diagnosis-too-often-delayed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iStock-121353136-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium 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