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Advice on aging from the legendary Norman Lear: “So long as I am interested in the next, I’m moving. And there have been a lot of wonderful nexts.”
A popular Netflix docuseries focuses on ‘Blue Zones,’ where lifestyles centered on faith, community and healthful eating lead to lower rates of chronic disease and greater longevity.
At the century mark, Pete Teti, WWII vet and renaissance man, keeps learning and moving
Column: A visit with my late mother’s nurse, and a lesson on what you should know about hospice care
Karen Eshelman, like many other health care providers, got into hospice work after a personal loss. She’s worried that staffing shortages are impacting the quality of patient care.
David Mays, 69, was living in his car. When he moved into his new apartment, ‘after two years of nothing, it was a quantum leap’
The L.A. County District Attorney’s office has filed charges against Adrian Muñoz, 34, in connection with suspected thefts from two dead people.
Nancy Boyarsky is on her eighth book and Duane Filer is on his 10th. They’re not getting rich, but they are persevering -- and reinventing themselves
For older adults living in their cars, sleeping in a parking lot isn’t the answer, but ‘it’s a buffer. It’s a sanctuary, almost. A way to gather your wits and maybe your resources’
Confusing. Trivial. Useless. Laughable. Inconsistent. The road rage over DMV test questions continues for drivers 70 and older.
‘It’s what I’m meant to do,’ Sen. Dianne Feinstein said of her work — and her identity — but many find new purpose and identity after they retire.
