Whether the advice is to work a little longer or to start planning further ahead than we’re used to, The Experts’ most-popular posts on aging will help you manage these challenges in the new year. In 2018, the WSJ Experts wrote about some of the ways people can age in better health and with more financial security than ever before. Below are … [Read more...] about WSJ: Five Top Ideas About Aging from The Experts in 2018
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WSJ: The Top Five Health Posts of 2018 from The Experts
From treating social isolation to the promise of artificial intelligence in end-of-life care, ideas that can improve your health in 2019 In 2018, the WSJ Experts panel on Health wrote about some of the ways patients and practitioners can connect more meaningfully, and how end-of-life planning and medical decision-making may be transformed in the … [Read more...] about WSJ: The Top Five Health Posts of 2018 from The Experts
WSJ: Do’s and Dont’s for Talking to People With Dementia
Marc Agronin (@MarcAgronin) is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health and the author of “The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life” and “The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders.” Several years ago, my father and I visited an older cousin with ... … [Read more...] about WSJ: Do’s and Dont’s for Talking to People With Dementia
WSJ: How to Best Reap the Health Benefits of Volunteer Work
Marc E. Agronin is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health and the author of “The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life”. Most people become volunteers to do some good and give back to their community. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about one-quarter of the U.S. population [Read more at blogs.wsj.com] … [Read more...] about WSJ: How to Best Reap the Health Benefits of Volunteer Work
The Wall Street Journal: The One Question Doctors Should Be Asking—but Never Do
Dr. Marc E. Agronin (@MarcAgronin) is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health in Miami, Fla., and the author of “The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life.” During a routine visit with your doctor, you anticipate questions about your diet, weight, smoking and drinking. But there’s one important health-related question that … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: The One Question Doctors Should Be Asking—but Never Do
The Wall Street Journal: How to Reduce Dementia’s Tragic Toll on Families
When a family member suffers from dementia, we tend to view it as an individual tragedy. But too often this wrecking ball of a disease takes a toll on the entire family. Even under the best circumstances—with state-of-the-art care, well-intentioned caregivers, and sufficient social and financial resources—the trajectory of most forms of dementia … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: How to Reduce Dementia’s Tragic Toll on Families
The Wall Street Journal: Get the Most Out of Calling Your Doctor
Marc Agronin (@MarcAgronin) is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health in Miami, Fla., and the author of “The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders.” If you want immediate appointments, rapidly returned phone calls from a doctor and complete attention to your problem, … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: Get the Most Out of Calling Your Doctor
The Wall Street Journal: What to Do When Loved Ones Won’t Admit Their Memory Loss
What do you do when your loved one clearly has a memory problem but is refusing or unable to see it—and will not go to a doctor? For some patients, I need to pretend I’m not a psychiatrist and my office is not a memory clinic. This reluctantly granted deception comes at the pleading of those caregivers who are desperately trying to get help for … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: What to Do When Loved Ones Won’t Admit Their Memory Loss
The Wall Street Journal: Midlife Crisis? How About a Late-Life Crisis.
Even by his own measures, my patient I’ll call Morris considered himself to be going off the rails. Against his better judgment but driven by a compelling and yet mysterious siren, Morris donned a pair of designer jeans and an untucked paisley-patterned shirt, got behind the wheel of his car for the first time in five years, and drove 30 miles … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: Midlife Crisis? How About a Late-Life Crisis.
The Wall Street Journal: Why Many People Abandon Friends and Family with Dementia–and Shouldn’t
Marc Agronin (@MarcAgronin) is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health in Miami, Florida and the author of “How We Age” and “The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders.” Several years ago, a close family member was diagnosed with breast cancer. The diagnosis was … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: Why Many People Abandon Friends and Family with Dementia–and Shouldn’t