[…]old. Your social connections can help with practical health care needs, like driving you to the doctor when you’re unable. But they also do something powerful: keep you alive, research suggests. In a 2012 study of over 2,100 adults age 50 and older, researchers found that the loneliest older adults were nearly twice as likely to die within six years than the least lonely – regardless of their health behaviors or social status. Connections can also help ward off depression, which affects nearly 20 percent of the 65-and-older population, according the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “One of the things that keeps people from […]
Prison officials in NYC are thinking twice about how to deal with convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein once he is behind bars. According to multiple reports, their biggest fear is another Jeffrey Epstein-like suicide. High-ranking officials at NYC’s Department of Corrections indicated there’s anxiety running through the ranks about another “Epstein Incident” and the scrutiny that would follow if that happened while Weinstein is on their watch. An action plan is in place. For starters, Judge James Burke said he’d ask that Weinstein be placed in the Rikers Island’s North Infirmary Command, where he’d have “something tantamount to protective custody.” This […]
Music legends Eric Clapton and Van Morrison have announced a new single together in support of Morrison’s ‘Save Live Music’ campaign. The blues track, called “Stand and Deliver,” was written by Morrison and performed by Clapton. Proceeds from the single will go to the Morrison’s Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund, which helps musicians facing difficulties due to the coronavirus and resulting lockdown measures. RELATED STORY: ABC: FLORIDA STAYS OPEN: Gov DeSantis Says No New Shutdowns in the Sunshine State Clapton called the lack of live events because of lockdown restrictions “deeply upsetting.” He said: “There are many of us who support […]
