Health and Wellness Blog
- Medicare & Insurance
Medicare Eligibility Age: Who Can Enroll & How
Medicare can be tricky to comprehend, especially regarding who is eligible, why they are eligible, and how they can sign up. - Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle
Lifestyle tips to help you lower your cholesterol
Every one of us wants to be healthy, but doing the things that keep us healthy is hard work. - Lifestyle
How to Stay Safe During the Holidays
The holidays are meant to be fun and festive: marked by delicious and hearty meals, good cheer and most of all, family and friends. If there’s any time of year when clans big or small reunite, it’s... - Health Conditions
Prostate cancer: symptoms, signs and screenings
Cancer has become a word feared by many people, perhaps because of its association with being untreatable and often fatal. - Lifestyle, Preventive Care
Adult Care: 9 Ways to Prevent Trips and Falls
Read about ways to prevent trips and falls on the Oak Street Health blog, where you can find information and advice on Primary Care, Wellness and Health Insurance. - Health Conditions
Types of Arthritis: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Read about Arthritis types, symptoms and risk factors on the Oak Street Health blog, where you can find information and advice on Primary Care, Wellness and Health Insurance. - Health Conditions
Alzheimer’s Disease Signs and Symptoms
Forgetting a recent conversation or grasping for the right word while talking can be quite common: we’re only human after all, and our minds and memories are fallible. But when those incidents of... - Lifestyle, Preventive Care
Healthy lungs — tips to help quit smoking
There's no question that smoking is bad, but why is that? Despite all the commercials, billboards, and other information about the serious effects smoking has on the body, why is it that millions... - Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle
Healthy Holiday Eating
When we think of healthy eating, holiday meals don’t necessarily come to mind. Treats like pumpkin pie, gingerbread cookies and eggnog can make it hard to maintain self control, especially when... - Lifestyle
10 Steps to Staying Safe on the Road - Senior Care
Everyone should make sure to follow car safety precautions before getting on the road, especially older adults (65+) who make up one in five drivers in the United States.