Pumping Irony
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PUMPING IRONY: Mind Games
Will simple absent-mindedness soon be classified as pre-Alzheimer’s?
PUMPING IRONY: All the Money’s Gone
Recent 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.
PUMPING IRONY: The Curse of Convenience
The 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.
PUMPING IRONY: Another Low-Cal Con?
The latest in a series of studies suggesting that cutting calories will extend your lifespan has this geezer heading back to the kitchen for seconds.
PUMPING IRONY: Fear and Loathing in the Digital Age
There 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.
PUMPING IRONY: You Get What You Pay For
As 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.
PUMPING IRONY: When Hospitals Become Obsolete
Outpatient 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.
Pumping Irony: Less Is More, More or Less
Even a little physical activity can go a long way toward extending your lifespan, according to several recent studies. Just be careful crossing the street.
PUMPING IRONY: A Painful Lesson
When we’re laid low by some malady, what would happen if we welcomed the pain rather than trying to escape from it? My recent attempts produced rather mixed results.
PUMPING IRONY: Ageism and Alzheimer’s
Recent research links negative perceptions of aging to dementia, but that’s not the only reason to stay upbeat as you grow old.
PUMPING IRONY: A Matter of Life and Death
A new study reveals a fragmented and inefficient longevity industry. I’m not the only one who hopes it stays that way.
PUMPING IRONY: A Roll of the Dice
With the long-term-care industry collapsing, forcing millions of elderly Americans to choose between higher premiums or a loss of coverage, I’m reminded how little control we have over our futures.
PUMPING IRONY: A Dental Dilemma
New research suggests that poor oral hygiene may contribute to cancer, a conundrum few geezers can afford to address.
PUMPING IRONY: Home Alone?
Like many geezers, I’m determined to avoid institutional housing when I’m too old to fend completely for myself. To do so, however, I may have to become more sociable.
PUMPING IRONY: Sleeping and Forgetting
New research suggests that harmonizing our aging brain waves may help us store new memories for the long-term, but it’s a notion that becomes less useful the older we get.
PUMPING IRONY: To Live Long, Be Happy
The oldest among us aren’t upbeat because they’ve survived; they’ve survived because they’re upbeat.
PUMPING IRONY: There’s a Pill for That
While opioid abuse gets all the headlines, new studies have revealed a more widespread drug epidemic among the Medicare set. And efforts to mitigate it are not encouraging.
PUMPING IRONY: Invisible Man
A trip to the East Coast reminds me why travel can be so hard on geezers.
Pumping Irony: Skin Game
The dermatology industry is booming, powered by unnecessary procedures performed by unlicensed practitioners. And geezers are the primary victims.
PUMPING IRONY: The Hidden Power of Everyday Excursions
Afternoon bicycle trips to the coffee shop may be extending My Lovely Wife’s lifespan — in more ways than one.
PUMPING IRONY: No Pressure
Geezers facing ever stricter demands to lower their blood pressure might want to look beyond the American medical-pharmaceutical complex for guidance.