Emily Gurnon is the former Senior Content Editor covering health and caregiving for Next Avenue. She previously spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area and St. Paul.
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Grief can get in the way, but don’t feel like you have to fake it
DECEMBER 25, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Caregiving
Hoarding disorder creates special problems for older adults and their loved ones
OCTOBER 9, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
This 2018 Influencer in Aging studies caregivers through Atlas of Caregiving
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
This 2018 Influencer in Aging builds caregiver communities across America
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
It may be merely annoying or a sign of something worse
AUGUST 29, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
A brisk walk could cut your risk of early death, even if you're obese
AUGUST 15, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
The common — and uncommon — culprits, plus treatments to consider
AUGUST 8, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Think of this option as getting a pacemaker for the brain
JULY 18, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Make sure you know the signs of life-threatening heat stroke
JULY 12, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Common signs of aging can often be tracked to the illness
JUNE 20, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Poor health and isolation can increase suicide risk, experts say
JUNE 8, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Tips from the Alzheimer's Association for Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month
JUNE 1, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Though your life is forever changed, you can learn to adapt, experts say
MAY 30, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Legalized gaming has spread, and it poses particular risks for the aging
MAY 10, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
How to find and pay for the services you or your parents may need
MAY 9, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Among the suggestions for improvement: add a web chat feature
APRIL 30, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Readers told us about their hopes and how they get information
APRIL 19, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Barbara Bush reportedly suffered from COPD. These are ways to slow its progress.
APRIL 18, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
Doctors urge high-risk patients to get screened for the disease
It's a common aspect of the disorder, but tough on caregivers
MARCH 28, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon
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