Barbados broke the last of its nearly 400-year-old ties with the British monarchy and is officially a republic. The Caribbean nation removed nonagenarian Queen Elizabeth II and inaugurated their first ever President as a new republic last night. 73 year old Governor-General Sandra Mason, former jurist and Queen Elizabeth’s own former representative, will now lead Read more
If you haven’t already heard, Biogen Inc. headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts has broken the nearly two decades old barrier to treat Alzheimer’s with their new drug, Aduhelm. Seriously exciting news for our Silver Sagers. Aduhelm attacks the beta-amyloid clumps that form in the brain of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Although initial testing trials showed marginal Read more
After a day of terror and chaos on our nation’s Capitol, Congress formally affirmed Biden and Harris’s President and Vice President victories just before 4 am ET today. The Senate and House easily defeated Republican objections against delegate votes sent by Arizona and Pennsylvania. Although Trump promises an “orderly transition” of power come January 20th, Read more
Dear Writers, Contributors, Advertisers and our Amazing Readers, From our family at Silver Sage Magazine to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, health and prosperity. Fabulous memories with family and friends, laughter and love. See you all soon! Read more
In case you missed it, here is the link for you to listen in on the interview with Sally Handlon at WDIY NPR and our Publisher, Tracy Hill: https://www.wdiy.org/post/center-street-center-director-principal-dr-tracy-hill-lv-discourse Read more
Just like the IRS, the Social Security Administration will NEVER EVER call you. Do NOT respond to these phone calls. Hang up! Do not provide any information. I have received dozens of these automated phone calls each one using a different phone number to contact me. So annoying. Hang up. Read more
Did you know that the CDC publishes a weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report? Neither did we until recently! Other than the typical morbid and depressing facts and information regarding COVID, the week of June 24-30th had a survey of nearly 5,500 Americans regarding caretaking experience related to their emotional and mental well being. The Read more
Joe Biden has a narrow margin with the electorate vote and the popular vote. However, we are waiting for several key states to count all their ballots: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Minnesota, Arizona and a few others. A stressful last night and an upcoming anxious day for all Americans and the world afar. Read more
As we reported earlier in an article written below, a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reported that 34% or one-in-three 65+ year old Silver Sagers are overprescribed or inappropriately prescribed medications. Often this can lead to increased medical concerns, increased hospitalization visits and an increase in patient spending by Read more
Vote America: Statistics Hats off to Silver Sagers who according to a recent Pew poll (see below), 52% of our current voters are age 50 and older. That represents an increase of 27% since 1996. Surprisingly, less than 30% of American registered voters identify as Republicans, and approximately 33% identify as blue, with the remainder Read more
