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Florida is home to one of the nation’s largest Medicare populations. For thousands of our seniors, obesity is more than a number on a scale — it’s a chronic disease that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and many other serious health conditions. Yet since the addition of…

Florida is home to one of the nation’s largest Medicare populations. For thousands of our seniors, obesity is more than a number on a scale — it’s a chronic disease that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and many other serious health conditions. Yet since the addition of…

The summer is in full swing and this weekend we’re back with another edition of our Cape Cod Times top stories news roundup. Once again, we’ve corralled some of the most popular stories with online readers from the week that was and put them together in a quick and easy format for you to preview.…

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Nutrition is always key to health and wellbeing, but for some seniors, high costs and less mobility impedes them from getting that vital nourishment

In North Dakota, small farming towns like Hebron and Glen Ullin, where there are many retirees, have withstood all manner of challenges. Despite the difficulties, 98-year-old Mae Buchli, whom we met back in 2025, is determined to live out her days out here. “We decided we’re not going to move, ’cause we want to stay…

Dallas seniors who successfully pushed back against a proposal to close four city recreation centers say they aren’t celebrating yet

They didn’t launch any one-handed reverse lay-ups, but a group of seniors got a taste of fitness, Los Angeles Sparks, style on Monday

Millions of Medicare beneficiaries could save tens of thousands a year as the Feds make a multibillion dollar bet that slimming elders’ waistlines could lighten the burden of Medicare’s costs — eventually