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How seniors can build their social networks in retirement

Social isolation and loneliness can have a notably adverse effect on a person’s overall health. According to the World Health Organization, roughly 12 percent of older individuals experience loneliness, which can have a negative impact on their physical and mental health, quality of life, and even their life expectancy.

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What health care professionals say about kids and devices

The ubiquity of devices in twenty-first century life is hard to miss. Whether it’s smartphones, tablets or laptops, devices are seemingly everywhere in modern life. That’s even true with young children, who have a tendency…

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Learning to See

In Sunday’s Gospel reading, John 9:1-41, Jesus and his disciples encounter a man who had been blind from birth. The disciples ask a question: “Who should we blame?” “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his…