2019 Medicare and You Book

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the draft of the annual Medicare and You book for review in advance of mailing a final version to 43 million...

State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

SHIP services are free, confidential and available to all Medicare beneficiaries. Trained health insurance counselors are available throughout Maine to give you information about Medicare, other health insurance issues,...

When someone dies…

When a loved one passes away, it is extremely stressful. There are many arrangements that need to be made, at a time when emotions are high. Pre-planning a funeral...

Common Conditions as We Age

There are certain conditions that can come with aging. Elizabeth Dragatsi, pharmacist, discusses some of them, including restless leg syndrome, painful leg cramps, sleep apnea, thyroid conditions, stiffness, and...

Seniors and sleep

Sleep quality is an important component in pain management, weight gain, blood pressure stability, and more. Seniors often have trouble getting quality sleep for a variety of reasons ranging...

Overview of a stroke

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US. A stroke is a brain attack and can happen to anyone at any time. It occurs when blood...

Regeneration of human tissue

For decades, scientists have been defeated in their attempts to find a treatment that effectively reverses the life-threatening damage caused by heart attacks. MDI Biological Laboratory has identified potential...

Controlling aging and degenerative disease

MDI Biological Laboratory is pioneering new approaches to regenerative medicine focused on developing drugs that slow age-related degenerative diseases and activate our natural ability to heal....

12th Annual Senior Expo

Eastern Area Agency on Aging’s Senior Expo is May 17, 10:00 to 2:30 at Husson University. There are more than 70 vendors, screenings and breakout sessions. Get all the...

Speech Language Therapy at Maine Veterans Homes

The speech language pathologists at Maine Veterans Homes have the proven ability to improve thinking, listening, and speaking skills and other cognitive abilities. They offer help with articulation problems,...