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PUMPING IRONY: I Can’t Hear You
By Craig CoxWith my hearing aids on the blink, I’ve been forced to navigate by guile and guesswork — with predictable results.
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PUMPING IRONY: Requiem for a Handyman
By Craig CoxAge and (relative) affluence have cut into my DIY opportunities, a development that has bruised my ego but may keep me out of the hospital.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Numbers Game
By Craig CoxAmid news of a potential breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, experts bemoan the daunting task of finding enough qualified patients to continue the search for a cure.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Sweet Solution
By Craig CoxMemory issues are common here in Geezerville, but I’m not sure loading up on sugar is the answer.
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PUMPING IRONY: Young at Heart
By Craig CoxFeeling younger than your years? It could be a sign of a youthful brain.
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PUMPING IRONY: In Search of the Ultimate Lifespan
By Craig CoxRecent research suggesting that humans may live much longer than previously thought raises a fundamental question: How long do you really want to live?
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PUMPING IRONY: Strength in Numbers
By Craig CoxA new study suggests that life in an empty nest may be bad for the brain.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Boomerang Effect
By Craig CoxAn alarming percentage of seniors are shuttled between hospitals and nursing homes and back again, complicating their recovery. And government policies may be making the situation worse.
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PUMPING IRONY: Too Good to Be True?
By Craig CoxWhy we should greet every medical breakthrough with skepticism.
PUMPING IRONY: Floored!
By Craig CoxVisits from our grandson force us to get down on the floor — and up again — more spontaneously than we’d prefer, but research tells us that he’s actually doing us a favor.
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PUMPING IRONY: Sleepless in Geezerville
By Craig CoxAn alarming percentage of seniors rely on sedatives to make it through the night, risking serious side effects. Public-health efforts to wean them from the drugs have yielded mixed results.
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PUMPING IRONY: Decisions, Decisions
By Craig CoxWhen critical illness strikes, elderly patients often have less control over their treatment options than they would prefer. Recent research — and my own experience — suggests that better communication could create better outcomes.
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PUMPING IRONY: Going Rogue
By Craig CoxBarbara Ehrenreich’s new book has me marveling at the capricious nature of the dystopian body.
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PUMPING IRONY: Easy Does It
By Craig CoxAt a certain age, ambition can be counterproductive. But how do you stop striving without losing a sense of purpose? An ancient Chinese sage offers a practical path.
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PUMPING IRONY: Mind Games
By Craig CoxWill simple absent-mindedness soon be classified as pre-Alzheimer’s?
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PUMPING IRONY: All the Money’s Gone
By Craig CoxRecent research suggests that a personal financial disaster in middle age or later greases the skids to an early grave, but my own experience argues for a more nuanced view.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Curse of Convenience
By Craig CoxThe labor-saving revolution I recall from my post-WWII childhood has morphed into an identity-sapping movement that threatens to strip meaning from our lives. The elderly, however, may be immune to its allure.
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PUMPING IRONY: Another Low-Cal Con?
By Craig CoxThe latest in a series of studies suggesting that cutting calories will extend your lifespan has this geezer heading back to the kitchen for seconds.
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PUMPING IRONY: Fear and Loathing in the Digital Age
By Craig CoxThere are plenty of reasons why geezers like me have not embraced the online life, but none of them should encourage tech firms to ignore us.
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PUMPING IRONY: You Get What You Pay For
By Craig CoxAs geezers continue flocking to providers of knee-replacement surgery, recent research suggests those covered by Medicare may be taking more risks than their privately insured peers.
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PUMPING IRONY: When Hospitals Become Obsolete
By Craig CoxOutpatient services are pushing the modern hospital to the margins of the healthcare industry, a trend that offers both benefits and challenges to the Medicare set.