- Here’s the new way to address “Senior Citizens.” Not sure if anyone was offended in the first place, but from now on, it’s “Older Adults” if you please
Here’s the line up of woke options when referring to seniors: evidently the arbitrators of what is politically correct nowadays prefer terms such as older persons, older people, older adults, older patients, older individuals, persons 65 years and older, or the older population. The reasoning: the new descriptions are less likely to connote discrimination and negative stereotypes, when describing individuals 65 years old and older. Hmm, what’s next? Maybe “Younger People” instead of teen-agers!
- Do you know what BDSM stands for? Lots of it in “Babygirl,” the new Nicole Kidman movie. It’s part of the holiday season film lineup
Whether you’re looking for an excuse to escape your family or spend some quality time sharing a bucket of popcorn in front of a big screen, here’s a list of the you’ll find at the local cinemas this holiday season. From blockbusters to Oscar contenders and family-friendly hedgehogs, you’ve got a variety of choices. No reviews, like ’em or not is up to you!
- Can you pass this test? In just 30 seconds a simple balance test can tell you how well you are aging
A quick test that can tell you how well you are aging requires just one thing — or really, just one leg. Researchers from Mayo Clinic have found how long a person can stand on one leg is a accurate measure of aging. For the balance tests, participants stood on both legs with their eyes open for 30 seconds, then on both legs with their eyes closed for 30 seconds. With eyes open, they also stood on their dominant leg only for 30 seconds, then switched to their non-dominant leg only for another 30 seconds. (Participants could hold their arms and the leg they weren’t standing on wherever they preferred.) The researchers found that the one-legged balance test — especially on the non-dominant leg — showed the highest rate of decline with age. [More]
- It’s BS. Stop Believing These Longevity Myths to Live a Longer, Healthier, and Happier Life
The oldest living American in 2021 was a Charlotte, NC woman named Hester Ford, who was either 115 or 116 years old (the record is fuzzy.) Unfortunately, if she has the secret to a long and happy life on this earth (and how she managed not to be hospitalized until age 108!), she’s not talking. But while Miss Ford may not know why she’s made it this far, we do know that there are some misconceptions about longevity that we need to clear up. [More]
- Biggest Social Security Changes for 2025
The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) may be the most widely anticipated way Social Security changes from year to year, but it’s far from the only one. Inflation, wage trends and new policies directly affect not just the more than 68 million people receiving Social Security benefits but also the estimated 184 million workers (and future beneficiaries) paying into the system. Here are seven important ways Social Security will be different in 2025. [More]
- 7 Things Emergency Room Doctors Say You Should Always Do After A Fall
Whether it’s a young person who brushes off a fall or someone older who thinks it’s just a part of aging, it’s important to understand that falls can lead to complications like infections or long-term disability. Knowing what to do after a fall can significantly reduce risks. Here are the steps recommenced by a panel of Emergency Room doctors.
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- It’s high time we listened to Jane Goodall. ‘The sixth great extinction is happening’, the famous conservation expert warns
“If we don’t get together and impose tough regulations on what people are able to do to the environment – if we don’t rapidly move away from fossil fuel, if we don’t put a stop to industrial farming, that’s destroying the environment and killing the soil, having a devastating effect on biodiversity – the future ultimately is doomed.” One of the remedies she wants to talk about today is a tree-planting and habitat restoration mission that her eponymous foundation and non-profit technology company, Ecosia, are carrying out in Uganda. Over the past five years, with the help of local communities and smallholder farmers, the organizations have planted nearly two million trees. [More]
- Medicare costs scheduled to drop. Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans will be lower for many in 2025
The average monthly premium for a stand-alone Part D prescription plan is projected to be $40 next year, a decline of $1.63, or nearly $20 annually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in September. Average Medicare Advantage monthly premiums are expected to decrease by $1.23 a month to $17 in 2025. Medicare Advantage members must be enrolled in Parts A and B of Medicare. Part A is free if a person or their spouse has paid Medicare taxes for at least 40 quarters, the equivalent of 10 years. Part B premiums are recalculated every year. About 60 percent of Medicare Advantage enrollees who stay in their current plan will have no MA premium next year, CMS officials say. The agency projects that more than 4 in 5 enrollees will have the same or lower premiums in 2025 if they stay with the plan.
- Today’s workers fear the age of robots: Will a machine take your job?
The labor market is bracing for a technological revolution, and workers are apprehensive about it. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to usher in a new era but it comes at the cost of ceding control to an unrelenting digital intellect. Will it jeopardize the current paradigm of the work ecosystem? Some experts in technological development argue that there is no reason to fear the evolution of machines. They view it as just another technological leap, albeit one offering many more capabilities, which is capable of defining a new way of doing things. Others, however, are certain that everything will change. [More]
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