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Hello Toni:

Since you deal with Social Security matters related to Medicare, maybe you can help me, because on April 20, I received an email stating that I am to receive a $200 monthly increase in my Social Security check, which will be $2,400 for the year. I am hesitant to reply to the current emails that I am receiving because ...Read more

LONDON — A blood test can predict the risk of dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear, researchers say.

Experts in the U.S. found that higher levels of a protein called p-tau217 – which is linked to the brain changes seen in Alzheimer’s disease – were an accurate predictor of people developing cognitive problems and ...Read more

LONDON — Taking a daily multivitamin may slow down biological aging, a study has suggested.

Experts calculated that two years of daily vitamins cut biological aging by about four months on average.

Biological aging refers to how old the body is in terms of health and function rather than the number of years a person has lived.

Previous ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- When the red light turned green, Christine Burger found herself unsure what to do next.

Burger, 73, had driven the streets of Delray Beach for many years, and had traveled often through the intersection where she was now stopped. Yet she was unsure which direction to take.

It wasn’t the first time.

“There are ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- When the red light turned green, Christine Burger found herself unsure what to do next.

Burger, 73, had driven the streets of Delray Beach for many years, and had traveled often through the intersection where she was now stopped. Yet she was unsure which direction to take.

It wasn’t the first time.

“There are ...Read more

Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month. It’s a notable shift for Medicare, which has long been barred from covering weight loss treatments.

The drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are effective but can be expensive without insurance coverage. They’re available in ...Read more

Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month. It’s a notable shift for Medicare, which has long been barred from covering weight loss treatments.

The drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are effective but can be expensive without insurance coverage. They’re available in ...Read more

Hello Toni:

My question is: I understand that I am not able to change to a Medicare Advantage plan and have to wait until the enrollment time in the fall. I have a Medicare Supplement Plan F that renewed in March for $422 a month and am searching on medicare.gov for a Medicare Advantage plan that covers my ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — At age 75, Peggy E. Moore officially became “Temple Made” on Wednesday.

That’s what the university calls its graduates, and Moore collected her bachelor’s degree in general studies during this week’s commencement.

But Moore’s history with the North Philadelphia-based university is much longer than that of the ...Read more

Dear Toni:

My mother, Doris, had a heart attack in February and was in the hospital for over a week, with a short stay in a skilled nursing facility until she regained her strength. She needed additional care at home, and her cardiologist ordered home health with a nurse who comes to her apartment at the assisted living facility only once a ...Read more

Stepping aboard Holland America Line’s Volendam in Taipei, Taiwan, felt less like joining a cruise and more like slipping into a story already in motion. The 2026 Grand World Voyage had been underway for weeks by the time I arrived in early April for my 10-day Japan segment, which concluded in Tokyo. But with both passengers and crew greeting ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Melissa Quilter has quit crossing the intersection of The Alameda and Marin Avenue in Berkeley when she’s walking her dog.

“My dog is older. I’m older. We don’t take risks anymore,” said Quilter, 66, who has been living by the intersection for 27 years. Without a protected left-turn signal, drivers can turn through...Read more

On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon, drove to visit a patient in her 60s in a small city called The Dalles.

The patient lived alone, and “really struggles with social isolation,” Guzman said. After a serious fall and subsequent surgery, the woman was using a wheelchair. She confided that she would ...Read more

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — President Donald Trump came to the friendly territory of Florida’s retirement haven Friday for his first public event since an alleged assassination attempt against him, touting tax cuts for seniors and parading Dr. Phil on stage.

Trump quipped he wasn’t afraid for his safety at The Villages, a GOP stronghold where he...Read more

Toni,

I am not sure if I have enrolled in Medicare the right way because I am being charged a Medicare premium of $768 a month beginning June 1 since I turn 65 on June 14. My friend Sue told me that I am being overcharged because she is paying $202.90 a month. I followed how she enrolled in Medicare by going online...Read more