August 2016 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

John Oliver on the Importance of Local Newspapers

On Monday's post about AARP and ALEC, a reader complimented me on my investigative reporting. It's good to know that what I write here is appreciated but in this case and almost all others, I cannot take credit for the... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

End-of-Life Doulas

Dr. Susan Cohen is director of the palliative care program at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. In this video, she talks about the volunteers of the Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort who work with her medical group's patients. Note the... Read...

Published Wed, Aug 10 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

AARP to Drop ALEC After Membership Outcry

IMPORTANT UPDATE: When I wrote it late last week, this post was titled, "AARP Sponsors ALEC Conference." As you can see above, circumstances changed quickly but I have decided to publish the story as written then because AARP looms large......

Published Mon, Aug 08 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Australian Favorites - Mozart (20-11)

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 07 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 August 2016

BEST HOSPITALS IN UNITED STATES U.S. News & World Report has published its annual rankings of U.S. hospitals. The top three in the honor roll for outstanding performance over multiple areas of care are Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Mass... Read...

Published Sat, Aug 06 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Addicted to Trump

A couple of days ago, I caught myself having a craving. It was a surprise because I haven't seriously experienced a yearning that strong since I quit smoking cigarettes years ago. Here's what happened: It was early afternoon. I was... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 05 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medical Marijuana Lowers Medicare Prescription Drug Costs

Here's a surprise – look at this headline from NPR: After Medical Marijuana Legalized, Medicare Prescriptions Drop For Many Drugs The story is based on a study published in July at Health Affairs. As the abstract of that research notes:... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A TGB EXTRA: John Oliver on the Democratic Convention

Usually, I post the video essays from John Oliver's remarkable HBO show, Last Week Tonight in the Saturday Interesting Stuff column. But because news – particularly political news – moves at warp speed these days and Oliver's show airs late.....

Published Tue, Aug 02 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Presidential Politics for Elders Again

A week ago, I wrote about the Republican Convention in general (dark, frightening and totalitarian) and their platform position on Social Security in particular (privatize it). Last week's Democratic Convention was an entirely different animal, upbeat...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

August 2016 - Time Goes By

Syndication

Recent Posts

Archives