Archive for Health & Wellness

  • Let’s Celebrate National Family Caregiver Month Let’s Celebrate National Family Caregiver Month

    By Sheila Mooney Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging November is National Family Caregiver Month when we recognize and thank caregivers. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), caregivers average 24.4 hours per week of caregiving and, while the role is...

  • Seven Ways Medicare will Improve in 2019 Seven Ways Medicare will Improve in 2019

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is the time during which people with Medicare can make new choices and pick plans that work best for them. Each year Medicare plans typically change what they cost and cover. ...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Katie Oestreich, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. I’m having trouble hearing and think I might need hearing aids but I’m not sure if I’m ready to take that leap. How can I learn more about hearing aids without making a commitment?   Purchasing hearing aids and wearing them...

  • Cooking with Canned Foods Cooking with Canned Foods

    Simple, convenient and versatile, canned foods provide an array of options for families looking to increase nutrition during mealtimes. However, some home chefs may not be aware of the benefits canned foods bring to the table. Consider these common consumer misnomers cleared up by the Canned Food A...

  • Trick or Toy! What Every Parent Should Know About Food Allergies for Halloween Trick or Toy! What Every Parent Should Know About Food Allergies for Halloween

    By Chrissy Watters, MS, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 793-0684 cwatters@hy-vee.com Help create a safer, happier Halloween with the Teal Pumpkin Project You may have seen teal-painted pumpkins decking out a neighbor’s porch, or teal pumpkin signage on front doors and staked in ya...

  • Your Advocacy Your Advocacy

    By Jaime Long The “Passionate Patient Advocate™” Owner of GolderCare Solutions The 2 Most Important Secrets to Winning the Medicare Battle Last month, a story on local TV highlighted the plight of a Quad City family who learned after Mom died that they might lose her home to the state. ...

  • Be Aware of the Benefits of Screening Mammography Be Aware of the Benefits of Screening Mammography

    By David Aanestad, MD, FACS Davenport Surgical Group P.C. October is breast cancer awareness month. As a breast surgeon at the Kenneth H. McKay Center for Breast Health at Genesis, I am all too aware of the devastating effects a breast cancer diagnosis can have on a patient and their family. Altho...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. What are Over the Counter Hearing Aids? Recent legislation was passed that will allow a new category of hearing aids, Over the Counter (OTC) hearing aids, to be sold. The FDA is required to establish this category of hearing aids with...

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