Photo: Getty Images with Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When I first started to write about aging, I described my topic area as “aging with grace, purpose, and joy.” At that time, I saw aging gracefully as a […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Forgive me for being slightly off-topic this week, but this has been occupying considerable real estate in my brain. In January, outgoing U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Forgive me for being slightly off-topic this week, but this has been occupying considerable real estate in my brain. In January, outgoing U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy […]
No. 75/February 12, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Deportation’s Impact on Long-Term Care Unauthorized immigrants make up about 4% of current long-term healthcare workers. If the Trump Administration implements its announced policy of mass deport… Read more
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Just 10 years ago, there were 43.1 million Americans aged 65 and older. By 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, that number will balloon to 83.7 million. The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I was surprised to learn recently from The Economist that you and I and all our peers are responsible for the ills of our troubled world. The article, […]
No. 74/January 29, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Another Fall Risk: Blood Pressure Meds Close to half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which poses risks to the heart, kidneys, and nerves. But a […]
Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash If you believe life begins at conception, then consider me a native of Chicago. That’s where a young married couple who were about to become my parents were living when I was conceived. Once they learned they were expecting, however, the couple high-tailed it back to Louisiana, where both […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When I first began this newsletter, I made a conscious decision not to write about finances, and after researching this piece, I am remembering why. In brief, I […]
No. 73/January 15, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. When Disaster Strikes, Elders Are Victims In disasters such as the Los Angeles wildfires, elderly and disabled residents are the most at risk. In Hurricane Katrina, 71% of the […]
