Dr. Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH, Professor & Director of Geriatric Psychiatry and Nureopsychiatry at the John Hopkins School of Medicine, explores the warning signs of Alzheimers and when to get some help. From the 1889 opening of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, to the opening of the School of Medicine four years later, there emerged the… Read more »
Times reporter KATHARINE Q. SEELYE candidly reports on the rise of heroin use in New England and factors that are contributing to the rise of fatal overdoses in the area. It’s a harsh reality here in New England in the lives of many addicts who live actively in desperation in their addiction. Those of us… Read more »
About this episode: How to maximize your social security benefits, the only source of guaranteed income most older Americans can count on. Award winning financial planner and retirement expert Mary Beth Franklin shares how to maximize social security benefits for you and your loved ones by offering key advice and strategies for every eligible American…. Read more »
Psychotherapist Matthew J. Dempsey talks about why people tend to judge others easily at times and how it can play out specifically in the gay male community. Matt gives gay men a perspective of how trust and past deep emotional wounds play a role in judgment amongst some gay men. He offers a way for… Read more »
Published on Dec 20, 2012. In honor of World AIDS Day 2012, Dr. Judith Auerbach, Sociologist and Independent Science and Policy Consultant, spoke at the Columbia University School of Social Work on the topic of, “The End of AIDS: Biomedical Technologies and Social Determinants—Ever the Twain Shall Meet?” The presentation explores two themes that have… Read more »
Denial, Anger/Pain, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance The stages have evolved since their introduction and they have been very misunderstood over the past three decades. They were never meant to help tuck messy emotions into neat packages. They are responses to loss that many people have, but there is not a typical response to loss as… Read more »
“‘Gen Silent’ is the critically-acclaimed documentary from filmmaker Stu Maddux that asks six LGBT seniors if they will hide their friends, their spouses- their entire lives in order to survive in the care system. Their surprising decisions are captured through intimate access to their day-to-day lives over the course of a year. It puts a… Read more »
Critical information for families and patients to know. Developing a comprehensive care plan is vital to best ensure your family’s stability. It share important steps, services, and people who can help families during this challenging period.
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write ”The Celluloid Closet,” the first book to critique Hollywood’s portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate… Read more »
FRONTLINE explores one of the country’s most urgent, preventable health crises — uncovering why HIV is so much worse in black America. Every 10 minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV; Half are black. Thirty years after the discovery of the AIDS virus among gay white men, nearly half of the 1 million people in… Read more »
Polo Jean-Louis, LCSW is taking an extended sabbatical with future plans of relaunching his practice in Nova Scotia, Canada. We thank you for your support in advance. Stay safe and healthy.
