People living with a chronic condition often grapple with the tension between being sick and looking healthy.
The prices of most drugs are rising faster than the pace of inflation, but there are several resources available to help you and your family cope with medication expenses.
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The Divided We Fail effort advances the idea that partisan gridlock should not stand in the way of affordable health care and long-term financial security for all Americans.
The Quiet Crisis: The Rising Costs of Health Care
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In a wide-ranging interview, actor Ben Vereen talks about living with diabetes, dealing with adversity, and celebrating the arts.
Biologics are giving renewed hope to thousands of patients with cancer and other devastating illnesses. But are the benefits worth the physical and financial risks?
Dealing with cancer isn't just about treatment. It's about navigating through the disease. This survivorship center from M. D. Anderson gives you tools to cope and connect with others.
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Learn what precautions can help keep your and your family well this flu season.
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Share your personal medication record with providers to help them better manage your meds—and carry it with you always in case of an emergency. Here's how to create one.
Women whose bones have begun thinning but who don't have osteoporosis may not need the Rx. Bone-loss drugs have serious side effects.
If you answer 'Yes' to these four questions, consider getting screened. You could stop diabetes before it starts.
Simple things like exercising, eating the right foods—even turning down the lights at night—can help keep the disease at bay.
A brain-imaging breakthrough could speed diagnosis and aid treatment. A blood test is also in the offing.
Plagued by acid indigestion, meal after meal?
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Discounts & Savings: Pharmacy, Vision & and even Fitness discounts provide everyday savings for you.
Video Games for Grownups
Read our latest reviews—with adult players like you in mind—of video games across multiple platforms.
Travel Expert Peter Greenberg
Are airlines giving you worry lines? Need the latest news on the best cruise? AARP.org travel columnist Peter Greenberg can help.
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Here's how to save dollars on your drive over the river and through the woods.
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Create your own virtual adventure in Sin City—starring you!
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