Sleep problems are common in Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They also commonly drive family caregivers crazy, because when your spouse or parent with Alzheimer’s doesn’t sleep well, this often means...
By Rachel Crumpler For 25 years, Lars Paul worked on the front lines of the war on drugs with the Fayetteville Police Department — making arrests for drug possession, responding to overdoses, leading ...
By Jaymie Baxley Meredith McCumbee has seen firsthand the difference applied behavioral analysis therapy, commonly known as ABA, can make in children with autism. Aaron, her 16-year-old son, was diagn...
By Morgan Casey Border Belt Independent Dozens of health care workers, law enforcement officers, and representatives of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrated Southeastern Integrated Care’s new...
By Annie Sciacca The War Horse Nearly every day for months, Lorelei Evans, a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, received a call or text from a doctor’s office trying to collect on some of her family’s ...
Have you ever wondered how diabetes (or prediabetes) affects older adults? Or whether your blood sugar numbers are cause for worry? These are reasonable concerns, given that diabetes is pretty common ...
By Will Atwater Since the 1950s, plastic has seemingly become the Swiss Army knife of daily living. It’s in everything from medical devices and car parts to electronics, clothing and more. Plastic’s m...
By Anne Blythe, Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban Lawmakers voted for a $319 million package on Wednesday to fully fund the state’s Medicaid program through the end of the fiscal year, settling a monthslon...
By Anne Blythe Kristen Jarrell, an Alexander County resident and licensed foster parent in Wilkes County, has had a dickens of a time trying to find a dentist for children in her care. In North Caroli...
This article is by Michelle Allen, LCSW. Michelle is an experienced social worker and geriatric care manager based in Atlanta and is a featured expert providing guidance in our Helping Older Parents p...