Tag: health

Pain in different areas of the body

Opioid painkillers are a double-edged sword for older workers. The medications allow them to keep working through their joint or back pain. But a slide into addiction would interfere with doing their jobs. A new RAND study of workers over age 50 has identified some of the negative consequences of relying on opioids. Rather than…

grandma mom and daughter sitting on dock

Retirement experts encourage baby boomers to hang on to their jobs as long as possible to boost their monthly Social Security checks and add to their retirement savings. If they can delay retirement to age 70, they have good odds of maintaining their standard of living. That isn’t always possible, however, for the baby boomers…