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Your at-a-glance brief for life after 50. Updated every day on Indiana time.
1954: Ellis Island, the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States, ceased operations.
✚Your Health TodayPractice standing on one foot near a counter for ten seconds. Better balance prevents falls.
$Money MattersAsk about senior discounts everywhere you go. Many are never advertised and only need a question.
If your bank calls, hang up and dial the number on the back of your card to be sure it is real.
Between May 2025 and August 2026 the FDA cleared four blood tests that help detect the brain changes tied t...
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The drive-in movie theater opened near Camden, New Jersey in June 1933 and grew to 4,063 locations by 1958....
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Medicare charges higher earners an extra premium called IRMAA, and it is built on cliffs where a single dol...
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Scammers can now copy a loved one's voice from a few seconds of audio and use it to beg you for money. A fa...
12 min readBetween May 2025 and August 2026 the FDA cleared four blood tests that help detect the brain changes tied to Alzheimer's disease. Here is what each one measures, who it is for, how pricing and coverage are shaping up, and what a recent recall means for you.
How this story matters to your generation.
A large share of American adults carry a quiet rift that nobody talks about at the dinner table. The resear...
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Medicare Part D now puts a firm yearly ceiling on what you pay out of pocket for covered prescriptions. Tha...
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For much of the 20th century, families saved S&H Green Stamps from the grocery store and gas station, pasti...
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Pickleball has become the fastest growing sport in America, and millions of players over 50 are among those...
12 min readNamed desks for life after 50. These are AI-assisted columns. A human editor sets the voice. They are not independent reporters writing every line.
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Scammers impersonating Medicare representatives are calling seniors during open enrollment periods, pressuring them to share their Social Security number, Medicare number, or banking details. They claim your coverage will be canceled if you don't comply. Remember: Medicare will NEVER call you unsolicited to ask for personal information. If someone calls claiming to be from Medicare, hang up and call 1-800-MEDICARE directly.
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