5 Myths About Hydration
Repost from NPR Drink eight glasses of water a day. Coffee will make you dehydrated. Drinking extra water can help you lose weight....
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Clare O'Hagan
- Oct 18, 2022
- 5 min
How to Boost Your Immune System this Fall
Repost from the New York Times, article by Hannah Seo Here are four things immunologists and other health experts say you can do: As the...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
Fast or Slow Walking: Which is Better?
Repost from SaveOurBones Article by: Vivian Goldschmidt In our instant-access world, some people long for a return to a slower pace....
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Clare O'Hagan
- Sep 21, 2022
- 4 min
Flu Season is Here. How Bad Will it Get?
Repost from AARP, article by Michelle Crouch U.S. health officials typically look to the Southern Hemisphere for an indication of what to...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
What is 'Spiritual Care' During Hospice?
“Spiritual care is not an optional extra for the dying.” - Dame Cicely Saunders When someone reaches the end of their life, it can often...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
How to Start a Conversation about End-of-Life Care
Starting the planning phase for end-of-life care for yourself or a loved one can be daunting, but it's crucial to be prepared. This...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Why Don't We Talk About Death?
This video poses an important question that people might not think about often - why don't we talk about death? In countries across the...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Aug 10, 2022
- 7 min
Monkeypox: Myths vs. Facts
Repost from: NPR Article by: Michaeleen Doucleff and Pien Huang The monkeypox outbreak has grown rapidly in the U.S. Back in early July,...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
A Guide to BA.5
By David Leonhardt Repost from: The Morning Newsletter - The New York Times The Covid virus has a Darwinian quality. As variants emerge,...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Jul 21, 2022
- 4 min
How to Stay Active in Warm Weather
Repost from The American Heart Association Written by American Heart Association editorial staff and reviewed by science and medicine...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
How To: Help an Elderly Person who Falls
According to the CDC, about 36 million falls are reported among older adults each year. The elderly population is far more vulnerable to...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Jun 10, 2022
- 5 min
We Know Masks Work, so why Haven’t Mask Mandates?
Masks have been shown to be effective at protecting individuals, but mask mandates have not been very effective at reducing the impact of...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Seniors and Heat Stress: What to Know
It's only early June, but Texas temperatures are already starting to rise. This extreme summer heat can be particularly difficult for...
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Clare O'Hagan
- May 17, 2022
- 1 min
Hospice Care vs. Palliative Care
Understanding how Palliative care and Hospice differ can be quite confusing. Here is a helpful article by the National Institute of...
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Clare O'Hagan
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Mental Health & Hospice Care
Hospice means caring for a patient holistically - body, spirit, and mind. May is Mental Health Awareness Month so we wanted to highlight...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Happiness, Guilt & Grieving
Picture this: You lost your partner suddenly 10 years ago and were constantly consumed by the "what ifs" and guilt that pervaded anytime...
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Clare O'Hagan
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
Updates on the BA.2 Variant in Texas
According to Dr. David Winter from Baylor Scott & White, cases of the more contagious variant of Omicron, BA.2, have been on the rise in...
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clareohagan96
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
When is it Time to Start Hospice Care?
According to this article by Forbes that addresses common misconceptions and questions about hospice care, there are several major points...
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clareohagan96
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
5 Ways to Acknowledge Death Anniversaries
Whether it's the first death anniversary or the 50th, it's important to keep the memories of those we have lost alive in our hearts. Here...
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clareohagan96
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Ambiguous Loss | Anticipatory Grief
Ambiguous loss was coined by Pauline Boss and can be defined as "a loss that occurs without a significant likelihood of reaching...
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