Aging
More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals
For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home a trend that reflects more hospice care and progress toward the kind of end that most people want.
4 years ago
A cancer care approach tailored to the elderly may have better results
When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.
4 years ago
Gail Collins on women and aging
New York Times columnist Gail Collins joins Marty to talk about her new book, "No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History."
Air Date: October 30, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Dog people live longer. But why?
Hugging a dog is one life's greatest joys. Getting to see fur on four legs and a wagging tail is like experiencing a love drug — quite literally.
4 years ago
Delco DA: Three court-appointed guardians stole more than $1 million from seniors
An elaborate embezzlement scheme involved funneling seniors’ funds through a shell company and a church where two of the three defendants were pastors.
4 years ago
Writers on living with disability
Three writers discuss living with disability, the influence its had on love, life and work,, the stigmas that persist, and the pressing issues facing disabled communities.
Air Date: October 10, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Meet the woman trying to keep Colombian senior discos in Philly — out of her own rowhouse
After a Colombian nightclub closed, Sandra Colon hosted her own viejoteca in the living room of her Northeast Philly rowhome.
5 years ago
Listen 4:49Finding true social security while waiting at Two Penn Center
We were still getting used to our new status: retired.
5 years ago
‘We’re not irrelevant’: Philly seniors say retirement is the best time to protest
Members of the group Elder Witness protested a new rule allowing the Trump administration to indefinitely detain families who illegally cross the border.
5 years ago
Doctor who sued N.J. to stop ‘aid-in-dying’ law believes it violates his oath
An attorney for the doctor who sued to stop New Jersey’s new aid-in-dying law said his client believes the law violates his oath as a practicing physician.
5 years ago
What can FaceApp teach us about aging?
Air Date: July 29, 2019
Listen 03:03Writer Lorene Cary discusses her new memoir, "Ladysitting," about being the caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in the last year of her life.
Air Date: July 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:17Audit shows Pa. nursing homes understaffed, problem projected to get worse
An audit of Pennsylvania nursing homes warns that staffing levels at these facilities are insufficient and on track to get worse.
5 years ago
Why so many bodies go unclaimed in the Philly suburbs
Hundreds of unclaimed dead are lying in morgues and unmarked graves in the Philly suburbs. Who are they and why is no one claiming their remains?
Air Date: July 25, 2019
Listen 13:23Therapy program proves successful for family caregivers
Air Date: July 22, 2019
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