It is important for seniors to know that car thefts and carjackings are at an all-time high. This increase in car thefts and carjackings has prompted fear and calls for action in many cities. Seniors are a prime target for these offenses. Carjackings and motor vehicle thefts are up compared with before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It’s hard to determine the increase in these crimes. Some experts suggest that the economic turmoil during the
Spring is now over, but you’re still stopped up, sniffly, and sneezing. WELCOME to summer allergy season. It keeps going long after April showers and May flowers are gone. Allergy season can mean different things to different people. Generally, it depends on when the type of pollen you’re allergic to is released into the air. Different plants release their pollens at different times throughout the year. If you are allergic to just one allergen, you
Everyone needs to know what to do when a power outage disrupts basic services such as communications, water, natural gas and trash pickup. There are a dozen things you need to do to prepare. Lighting. Consider a flashlight for each bedroom, each bathroom, kitchen, garage, each vehicle and near your electrical panel. Candles or oil hurricane lamps can be considered. A solar powered camping light or a crank camp light or flashlight are excellent options.
Migraines may persist into older age and may develop for the first time after 60. Migraines differ from other headaches. Tension headaches are the most common and can be caused by stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue and jaw-clenching. Tension headaches affect both sides of the head and tend to feel like constant pressure or squeezing. Rebound headaches are also known as medication overuse headaches. Rebound headaches occur when taking too much painkilling medication and in particular,
Scammers might use new technology and recent events, such as AI and student loan forgiveness, to add a twist to tried-and-true scams. Learning about the latest developments will hopefully help TRTA members stay one step ahead. Scammers may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write more convincing and natural-sounding phishing e-mails and text messages. Scammers may create deepfakes of celebrities to trick victims into thinking they’re investing in a good company or project. Scammers may impersonate
