by Diverse Elders | Sep 10, 2017
Dr. Shireen Mansoor: She defied tradition to save lives during war by Meera Venugopal, India Home Shireen Mansoor was born in 1949 in Bogra village in what was then undivided Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh and its first President,...
by Diverse Elders | Sep 10, 2017
Maganbhai and Kamuben Chavda: 63 years together, for poorer, or richer! by Meera Venugopal, India Home Maganbhai Chavda is tall and thin, a white-haired gentleman who towers over his wife Kamuben’s tiny bird-like figure. Kamuben, in turn, is the one you will see...
by Diverse Elders | Sep 4, 2017
Managing your health can be challenging, especially if you have two or more chronic conditions or illnesses. The Connected Care campaign offers information to help you take advantage of new Medicare services that pay for comprehensive care management particularly...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 30, 2017
by Natalie Kean. This post originally appeared on the Justice in Aging blog. Among its many achievements, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made great strides in covering more older adults who previously had no access to health care. Before the ACA, many low-income...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 27, 2017
by Ramón Cuauhtémoc Taylor. This article was originally published by Voice Of America News. On a fluorescent-lit stage at Desi Senior Center, an instructor leads a group of mostly Muslim Bangladeshi immigrants, ages 60 and older, in a session of balance and core...