
Aging
Secrets of success from a 102-year-old runner
She also picked up a gold medal in the javelin competition.
6 years ago
Chinese elders ‘walk the middle path’ to better mental health
A senior center in Queens, New York offers dialectical behavior therapy —combining modern therapy and eastern philosophy to fight depression, anxiety.
6 years ago
Listen 10:45Reconsidering hormone replacement therapy
In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.
6 years ago
Listen 10:15Report shows vast differences in life expectancy from one neighborhood to another
Local disparities in life expectancy can be found across the country.
6 years ago
For older voters, getting the right ID can be especially tough
Studies show that the people who are most likely to be prevented from voting by ID laws are not only low income, but also African-American or another racial minority.
6 years ago
Come Sept. 1, seniors will need new Key Cards (or old driver’s licenses) to ride SEPTA for free.
SEPTA’s effort to replace all its tickets, tokens and other fare instruments with the Key Card continues to creep along.
6 years ago
Today we’ll talk about the drastic increase in bankruptcies among senior citizens according to a recent report from the Consumer Bankru ...
Air Date: August 9, 2018 10:40 am
Listen 17:00After high school, young women’s exercise rates plunge
While most young men are meeting recommended exercise guidelines, young women aren't.
7 years ago
Meals on Wheels Delaware faces $800,000 fiscal hurdle
More than 400 seniors could lose the daily service they rely upon for nutrition, friendly visit.
7 years ago
Poll: Young adults feel stress of long-term care
According to the poll, a third of American adults under age 40 have already provided care for an older relative or friend.
7 years ago
Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit
"It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80."
7 years ago
Mother’s Day movement brings flowers for ‘forgotten women’
It was May of 2006, two days before Mother’s Day, when a sad epiphany struck Jane Miller. The Howell resident was working at a Monm ...
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, May 4, 2018
A deadly fire in a makeshift apartment has Philadelphia officials rethinking zoning codes. ...
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Listen 21:2951% expect to have enough money to live comfortably in retirement
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
7 years ago
Listen 6:15N.J. reaches deal to close 3 firms that targeted elderly
The companies used aggressive and misleading tactics to sell emergency medical response alert systems to elderly residents.
7 years ago