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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Living

From the Shower to Zoom, Singing as Stress Relief Goes Global

The multigenerational Rock Voices Albany/Saratoga Virtual Choir sing "Already Gone" by the Eagles

Virtual choirs can help lift spirits and fight loneliness

MAY 21, 2020 | By Cheryl Alkon

Health

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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Money & Policy

The Best Ways to Manage Your 401(k) Wisely

The 'Friends Talk Money' podcast hosts and guests offer retirement plan tips

Special Report

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In Good Company

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

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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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