The Live Assured Blog

Many organs in the body see a decrease in function with age. The thyroid is no different. Hypothyroidism in seniors...

The relationship between the elderly and substance abuse can be quite dangerous, especially because it is hard to diagnose a...

What do you do when you get the call that your parent in the nursing home wants to go home?...

Hot flashes are one of the less fun aspects of growing older. A hot flash is a feeling of intense...

“Old people” and “technology” may seem like two terms that can’t coexist, but that’s often due to harmful stereotypes. There...

Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are over, and sparkling colored lights have taken the place...

Hypothermia is an emergency medical condition that occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, resulting...

Remember that friend in high school who fainted the day you typed your blood in biology class? Then you are...

For most healthy adults, swallowing is reflexive, something you don’t have to think about. But after reaching a certain age,...

With the aroma of comfort meals filling homes and strings of colorful lights hanging to brighten up winter’s dreariness, it’s...