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Man with hand on face depressed — Senior citizens have gone through a lot during their lifetime. This generation alone has gone through a few wars and multiple recessions— just to name a few events. How are you supposed to hold up? How do you keep your chin up and find the power to keep moving forward? […]

Dealing With Depression in Your Elder Years

October 9, 2023 in Health / Medicare tagged #elder / #elders / #mentalhealth / depression / health / life / pets by Vohny Figueroa

light therapy — Now that we are officially entering fall, the amount of sunlight that we see during the day will decrease. While there are some big advocates of the fall and winter seasons, there are also those who will begin to experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a form of depression […]

Understanding Light Therapy and SAD

October 2, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged artificial light / depression / fall / light box / light therapy / SAD / seasonal affective disorder / Winter by Kayla Gonzalez

Depression — Depression is a widespread condition and can become a daily struggle affecting many different areas of life. It is important to get help if you are experiencing signs of depression. Medicare offers coverage for depression screening and may even help you cover the costs of getting help. If you think […]

Depression Screening Through Medicare

May 24, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged depression / depression screening / Medicare and depression / Medicare coverage for depression / will Medicare cover depression treatment by Cali Naughton

Doomscrolling is when someone constantly searches through social media and news website feeds looking for negative or saddening information. The amount of searching through bad news during COVID has increased dramatically and it has likely contributed to the increase in feelings of depression symptoms. Reasons For Increased Doomscrolling There are […]

Too Much Bad News During COVID-19

October 7, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged bad news / coronavirus / covid / COVID-19 / depression / doomscrolling / negative news / news / Pandemic / social media / stress and anxiety by Joe Manichia

If you find that “laughter is the best medicine,” according to science you may be right! Having a good laugh reminiscing about childhood, or watching a movie or comedian could allow you to reap the many benefits of laughter. 1. Laughter Conveys a Message of Good Will. BMC Complementary and […]

Laughter: The Best Medicine?

May 8, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged anxiety / depression / family / mental health by Emily Schellin

With AI tech slowly being integrated into healthcare, we are seeing its benefits in breast cancer detection. One story reported by Cnet.com describes the benefits of AI with a breast cancer diagnosis. In some cases, it detected cancer that was missed by human eyes. Although the current method through a […]

Breast Cancer Detection Sees Better Results With AI

February 20, 2020 in Medicare tagged cancer / cancer plans / depression / family by Jadon Sennet

Anti-inflammatory drugs depression — Study shows Anti-inflammatory drugs may curb depression A peer-reviewed study titled ‘Efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials’, set out to examine the effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on depression, such as aspirin or Ibuprophen. The […]

Study shows Anti-inflammatory drugs may curb depression

February 19, 2020 in Medicare tagged depression / health / mental health / mindfulness / wellness by Jenny McCann

Is Dog Ownership Good For Your Mental Health And The Elderly? Yes! There are numerous studies done all across America that support dog ownership. There is even such a thing as an Emotional Support Animal. For example, the ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) states, “In a survey of […]

Dog Ownership Good for Mental Health and the Elderly

October 22, 2019 in Medicare tagged anxiety / depression / mental health / senior lifestyle / wellness by Micah Boulter

sleepwalking — The Science Behind Sleepwalking Neurology estimates that about 3.6 percent of Americans are prone to nocturnal wandering, a.k.a. sleepwalking. This equates to over 8.4 million people that have had a sleepwalking episode in the past year. While this […]

The Science Behind Sleepwalking

March 11, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged depression / sleep health / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Process Grief — Healthy Ways to Process Grief One of the most difficult things in life is coping with the loss of someone close to you. You may feel overwhelmed, shocked, angry, lost and even guilt after the passing of a loved one. Grief may make performing your daily activities much harder than […]

Healthy Ways to Process Grief

March 9, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged depression / grief / mental health by Andrea Hektner