By Lisa Fulghum, Research Studies Coordinator, Carolina Eye Associates Clinical research studies find new ways to understand, treat or prevent eye disease and vision loss. These studies in vision research…

My dad has been diagnosed with dementia for the past 4 years. He has always had a strong work ethic and spent most of his adult life as a plumber.…

Ravikant Varanasi, MD, AGAF Pinehurst Medical Clinic Gastroenterology If you had about a 5% chance of developing a potentially fatal disease, wouldn’t you want to do something about it? Colorectal…

My mom has been helping to care for my dad for the past 6 years. She has always done a great job. With the restrictions COVID has brought, she has…

The pandemic is doing strange things to us. Case in point: my daughters are 23 and 26 and it took a pandemic for me to take them to McDonald’s for…

My husband has had Alzheimer’s for about 6 years now and his memory has gotten much worse. We have younger grandchildren and when they come to visit, he is having…

One of the greatest fears related to aging is falling. Balance plays a huge role not only in helping a client avoid falls but also in instilling confidence in clients…

During a recent telehealth meeting, my doctor noticed that my stress level has increased while caring for my husband who has dementia. She mentioned looking into respite care for him,…

Online and Mobile Banking: Should I Make the Switch? My adult children keep telling me to get with the times and do my banking and bill paying online or with…

The rates of chronic disease, like diabetes and heart disease, are rising in the United States. With an estimated 45 percent of the population suffering from at least one chronic…