Older adults can increase their longevity through a holistic health approach that focuses on physical lifestyle changes and ...

According to the WHO’s ICOPE protocol, healthy aging involves preserving not just mobility but also the ability to make ...

A new program in Hiawatha — a partnership between UnityPoint Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the ...

Experts are not sure what's behind the sharp rise, but they offer ways older people can reduce their risks for a fall.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm condition in older adults. And your risk of AFib goes up as you age. Experts continue to create better treatment options for ...

Medical Care Alert reports on encouraging elderly parents to use medical alert devices by addressing concerns, fostering ...

Each day at the Franciscan Senior Health & Wellness Center in Greenwood, older adults from throughout the area gather to ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can and do affect people of all ages. But for a variety of reasons, they occur more frequently in older adults, and particularly in older women. Learn why UTIs become ...

October began with the International Day of Older Persons (Oct. 1), a day on which the United Nations annually recognizes the contributions of older persons and examines issues that affects their ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In the complex landscape of charitable work, older adults often remain unnoticed, ...

ACCORDING to the World Health Organisation, the population of older adults is projected to almost double by 2050. It is also ...