Aging

As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May, Elishia Breed was home in Oregon, 800 miles away, separated not only by the distance but also ...

As COVID-19 cases rise again, it can be hard for older adults to see any end to the ...

For months, Patricia Merryweather-Arges, a health care expert, has fielded questions about the coronavirus pandemic from fellow Rotary ...

Most mornings, like clockwork, you could find Art Ballard pumping iron. At least five days a week, he ...

Many of you are aware that how you look and feel largely depends on what you put into ...

A new study is showing that volunteering could have life-extending benefits. For those looking to get involved in ...

Healthy aging is about getting older without disease or disability, maintaining cognitive and physical function while actively engaging ...

Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband, Don Resnikoff, 79, relied on their primary ...

We know that the body’s immune system is important for keeping everything in check and protecting us. But ...

Back home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Richard and Denise Victor would get to see their four grandchildren almost ...

Even as states relax COVID-19 restrictions, in most cases, older adults are advised to keep sheltering in place. ...

Current social distancing guidelines have brought stress and anxiety, especially for family caregivers who are forced to isolate ...

You may have had to cancel your summer vacation. Perhaps the time you were supposed to be in ...

A new study from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing reveals how adopting a new hobby may help ...

As many countries ease their lockdowns and more people return to work, there’s an effort to limit the ...

The longer you’re at home isolating, the larger the toll it can take on your health. This is ...

We’re often told to eat more fruits and vegetables—and for good reason. Many of the nutrients found in ...

I love to think about sipping a cup of tea on a friend’s deck at the base of the Rockies, ...

There are all manner of purported hiccup “cures,” which include everything from chewing on a lemon, inhaling pepper, or, our ...

Many families are beset by fear and anxiety as COVID-19 makes inroads at nursing homes across the country, ...

Seattle mourned the news: Elizabeth and Robert Mar died of COVID-19 within a day of each other. They ...

“Is the first person who will live to 150 alive today?” asked a recent Wall Street Journal article. The piece ...

Amid the stress and confusion of COVID-19 shutdowns and social-distancing orders, it can seem to older patients as ...

Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the CCP virus, have several “atypical” symptoms that complicate efforts ...

As we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals and health services are actually less busy than usual. Fewer ...

With tight restrictions in place at their continuing care retirement community, Tom and Janice Showler are getting on each other’s ...

If you care about aging gracefully, you will want to learn how to protect your telomeres. Like the ...