Every day, some 750 older Americans are hospitalized for side effects of one or more medicines they’re taking. That doesn’t mean the meds...

Weeks after she’d fallen off her bike, a 39-yer-old woman told her doctor that her elbow was still hurting. “Well," replied the doctor,...

Every day, millions of Americans with coronary disease take beta blockers to lower the risk of heart attacks. Millions more take statins...

If you’re having trouble reading type this size, you’re not alone. Thanks to presbyopia (AKA farsightedness), so does everyone else at a...

Last week, I wrote about how aging can affect driving safety. It affects different drivers in different ways, and some older drivers are...

In 2020, Federal Highway Administration data showed that some 31 million licensed drivers 70 and older (9.4% of total US population) were...

Sometimes independence-undermining disabilities develop slowly over time, and sometimes they strike literally overnight. But either way,...

A Journals of Gerontology report published this month seems to suggest so. Comparing health statistics for seven age groups (Greatest...

The man in the photo is wearing dirty clothes. Dirty clothes can be a sign of elder neglect – but not necessarily a conclusive one. His...

It’s common medical knowledge that sitting around all day can be hazardous to your health. Too much sitting can increase the risks of...

If you’re like many people, you have important data on computer files and applications. Having bank account, credit card account,...

As the name implies, Medicare Advantage Plans come with many advantages, starting with annual out-of-pocket cost caps. Those advantages...

According to stereotypes, it’s older women who get osteoporosis. And according to a University of Sheffield (UK) study published in The...

Age-related muscle decline …begins to accelerate at around 60,” says Dr. Daniel Ham, of the University of Basel's Biozentrum. “By age 80,...

When the Omicron wave of COVID hit, Israel was the world’s first nation to start giving second booster shots to citizens over 60, younger...

Do you sleep with a bedside lamp, a bedroom light, or the television on? If so, you’ve got lots of company; 40% of Americans do. But even...

Are you living with heart disease, diabetes, asthma, or some other chronic condition? If so, you’ve got lots of company – nearly two out...

During the almost half-century since stress EKGs earned clinical acceptance, many additional procedures have become standard procedures...

Hospital stays cure illnesses, heal injuries, and save lives, but they’re not exactly fun-filled experiences. One thing that’s even less...

Daylight Savings Time starts just a week from now, on Sunday, March 13. And for the more than 2.7 million Americans with some form of...