Author: Ricardo Ramirez
Seniors, here are the top lab tests your doctor might forget
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
We have written before about which blood tests seniors should get and why routine testing changes outcomes. But what about the tests that do not appear …
Blood work decoded: What Boomers need to know
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Your results are a story, and a single result is only one word of it. The number on last year’s panel tells you almost nothing on …
Can you guess these ’80s pop hits from a single lyric?
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Can you guess these ’80s pop hits from a single lyric? The 1980s were a decade that took pop music seriously in the best possible way. …
10 ways intimacy changes for Boomers and beyond
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Closeness doesn’t retire when you do. For Boomers navigating their 50s, 60s, and beyond, connection doesn’t disappear. It deepens, shifts, and sometimes surprises. Research confirms that …
How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line?
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line? Classic rock has a way of living in the body rather than just the memory. …
Forgotten fitness trends from the ’60s and ’70s
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Before gyms had juice bars and the word wellness existed, Americans were doing some genuinely strange things in the name of physical fitness. The 1960s and …
That tattoo you got in 1978 can be removed now. Here’s what seniors need to know before booking
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe it seemed like a borderline idea even then, and you did it anyway because you …
A school in the cloud built on grandmothers. Would you sign up?
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
In 1999, a physicist named Sugata Mitra cut a hole in a wall bordering a slum in New Delhi, embedded a computer on the other side …
Forgotten actors from the ’70s only true Boomers recall
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Forgotten actors from the ’70s only true Boomers recall They were on every television set and movie screen for a decade. Magazine covers, primetime slots that …
Brain break: Can you match these ’60s songs to their artists?
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Brain break: Can you match these ’60s songs to their artists? The 1960s produced so many songs from so many directions that keeping track of who …
What your cholesterol numbers really mean after 60
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, triglycerides. Good and bad. High and low. The …
One lyric, one song: Guess the 1960s doo-wap hit
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
One lyric, one song: Guess the 1960s doo-wop hit When we published our first doo-wop quiz, the response made clear this one was coming. Your messages …
10 one-hit wonders only real Gen Xers remember
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
10 one-hit wonders only real Gen Xers remember One-hit wonders get a bad reputation they do not always deserve. The assumption is that a single chart …
Need help paying your Medicare Part B premium? Start here
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Need help paying your Medicare Part B premium? Start here Reader questions keep coming in about Medicare costs, and this one comes up more than almost …
’70s albums that were way ahead of their time
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
’70s albums that were way ahead of their time The 1970s produced the most commercially successful music in history. It also produced records so far outside …
12 iconic movies that haven’t aged well
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
12 iconic movies that haven’t aged well Some films age like fine wine. Others age like milk left out in July. The twelve below were beloved …
How many ’60s pop hits can you identify from one line?
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
How many ’60s pop hits can you identify from just one line? The 1960s handed radio a catalog of songs that have never really left. From …
Quiz: Pair the iconic car with the movie
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Quiz: Pair the iconic car with the movie Some cars are so inseparable from their films that just seeing them brings the whole thing back. Ten …
More behind-the-scenes feuds that ruined these TV shows
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More behind-the-scenes feuds that ruined these TV shows Television sells the illusion of harmony. Casts beam at each other on late-night sofas while showrunners describe their …
Seniors and intimacy: What’s normal, what’s not
Written by: Ricardo Ramirez
Nobody talks about this enough, and the silence has consequences. Older adults are regularly assumed to be past all of this by their doctors, by their …
