Cheryl Alkon

Based in Massachusetts, Cheryl Alkon covers health, wellness, medicine, business, and parenting for titles including EverydayHealth.com, Quest magazine, Healthgrades.com, and others. She is the author of the 2010 book Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby. Find her online at https://cherylalkon.contently.com/.

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Hallucinations, Delusions and Gambling in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson's

These little-known effects can be frightening for those with the illness

JUNE 11, 2018 | By Cheryl Alkon

Caregiving

Memory Cafes Offer Connection in Dementia

Memory Cafe

Caregivers and people with the condition come to feel supported

NOVEMBER 6, 2017 | By Cheryl Alkon

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Books on The Literature of Retirement

Work & Purpose

A Fascinating Course on the Literature of Retirement

An English professor chose two novels and a play as food for thought

Special Report

Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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Group of older adults enjoying coffee at a coffee house.

In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.