Brain Fitness Takes More Than a Game App

Using brain-game apps to improve mental acuity are good as far as they go. You get better at playing games but not necessarily smarter or fitter.

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Ecumen Hospice Chaplain Chris Quistad: Helping People Find Peace and Meaning at the End of Life

After she faced a life-threatening illness herself, Chris Quistad devoted her career to helping others who are near death.  

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Shakespeare’s Wisdom on Aging

"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come," said the bard.

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After 100 Days of Rehab, the Ecumen Coyote Goes Free

A dying coyote rescued by Ecumen employees returns home after a long rehabilitation.

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Ecumen Opens Hospice Serving the Twin Cities Metro

Ecumen, one of the oldest hospice providers in Minnesota, has opened a new hospice service for the Twin Cities metro area.

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