Health & Wellness
VA Launches New Healthcare Options under MISSION Act
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched its new and improved Veterans Community Care Program on June 6, implementing portions of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act), which both ends the Veterans Choice Program and establishes a new Veterans Community Care Program.
Senior Games Returning in July - Cumberland County
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If you are age 50 or over and a resident of Cumberland County or a participant at one of its senior centers, you are invited to participate in the 2019 Senior Games on Thursday, July 18.
Farmers Market Program Returning – Lebanon County 2019
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The Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging will again be the distributing agency for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks in 2019.
Guidelines Proposed for Newly Defined Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Disorder
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- Written by Joe Balintfy Joe Balintfy
A recently recognized brain disorder that mimics clinical features of Alzheimer’s disease has for the first time been defined with recommended diagnostic criteria and other guidelines for advancing and catalyzing future research.
Grief Relief: 10 Signs You Are Managing Grief in Healthy Ways
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- Written by Victor Parachin Victor Parachin
While making the journey through grief, it is often hard to know if we are managing grief in healthy ways.
Go to the Doctor! Changing the Cultural Mindset that Drives Men Away from the Doctor’s Office
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- Written by Louis Bezich Louis Bezich
Compared to women, American men perform miserably on most measures of health behaviors, but perhaps the most serious affliction men exhibit is their healthcare attention gap.
How to Help a Friend with Depression
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One in six people will experience serious depression during their lifetime, and knowing what to say and how to act around them can help them cope with the condition better.
Women’s Brains Age More Slowly than Men’s
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Good news for females: Your brains age more slowly than males’.
Senior Games Returning to Lebanon County
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
Lebanon County athletes over age 50 are encouraged to sign up for the 34th annual Lebanon County Senior Games, to be held May 13–17 at various area locations.