Last Updated on May 17, 2025
The Residents’ Council Health Services Committee shares common issues regarding health that can benefit our residents.
“I’ll Drink to That” Alcohol and Aging Presentation November 3
Alcohol and Aging PresentationMonday, November 3, 20251 PMAuditoriumSpeaker: Joseph Gagliardi, MD, Addiction Medicine SpecialistA discussion on the physiology of alcohol: how alcohol interacts with the aging body; signs and symptoms of alcohol abuse; medicines that...
Articles and Books by Dr. Stephen Schimpff
We are presenting Dr. Stephen Schimpff’s articles with his permission. A Charlestown resident, he is a quasi-retired physician, academic medical center CEO, professor & researcher. He is also the author of six health & wellness books. Click on this link to see...
Stay Independent: Learn More About Fall Prevention
Stay Independent Learn more about fall prevention. 1 in 4 people 65 and older falls each year. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/steadi Falls can lead to a loss of independence, but they are preventable.Four Things You Can Do to Prevent Falls: 1. Speak up. -...
Heart Attack Deaths Have Fallen 89% Since 1970, But …, by Stephen Schimpff, MD
by Stephen Schimpff MD, MACP
Time to celebrate? Yes, but with some major caveats
Tick Bites
Tick bite information submitted by the Health Services Committee: (1) Article “Everything You Wanted to Know about Ticks but were
Afraid to Ask” By Joeseph Gagliardi, Health Services Committee and (2) Poster