Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study.

Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $11,508 a year on caregiving, according to a report released this week by AARP, a nonprofit that ...Read more

Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study.

Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $11,508 a year on caregiving, according to a report released this week by AARP, a nonprofit that ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Is your memory faltering, or are you experiencing early signs of Alzheimer’s? Does your family history mean you are more likely to develop the disease?

Learning your Alzheimer’s risk — and taking steps to curb it — is getting easier in South Florida with less invasive, more accessible, and more accurate testing...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Is your memory faltering, or are you experiencing early signs of Alzheimer’s? Does your family history mean you are more likely to develop the disease?

Learning your Alzheimer’s risk — and taking steps to curb it — is getting easier in South Florida with less invasive, more accessible, and more accurate testing...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sitting in a wheelchair near her gate at San Jose Mineta International Airport, 72-year-old Kurtetha Leatores had given herself plenty of time before her flight home to Southern California.

For Leatores, who has had three strokes and was preparing for heart surgery, getting on the plane isn’t necessarily the hardest part ...Read more

LONDON — Campaigns are helping propel the topic of men’s health into the mainstream, sparking more open conversations about issues like mental health and prostate cancer that were previously often overlooked or brushed under the carpet.

As men age, their bodies go through significant changes and it can be easier to dismiss new aches, ...Read more

GENEVA — A team of Canadian and Swiss researchers has added to a growing body of evidence that low earners are more likely to be in worse health and age sooner than their more financially secure peers.

“People with less wealth tended to have lower levels of function and suffered larger declines in mobility and ability to perform daily ...Read more

Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday, completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a nursing home in Austin, Texas.

Next, she drove to meet an 85-year-old and her daughter, who had come in from out of town. The older woman had “pretty advanced dementia” and was scheduled to move into the...Read more

Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday, completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a nursing home in Austin, Texas.

Next, she drove to meet an 85-year-old and her daughter, who had come in from out of town. The older woman had “pretty advanced dementia” and was scheduled to move into the...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida’s 5.3 million Medicare enrollees face a sweeping financial squeeze in 2027 as rising monthly premiums, higher prescription deductibles, and shrinking Medicare Advantage benefits hit simultaneously.

Medicare experts warn that keeping coverage on “autopilot” during Open Enrollment (from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7) ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida’s 5.3 million Medicare enrollees face a sweeping financial squeeze in 2027 as rising monthly premiums, higher prescription deductibles, and shrinking Medicare Advantage benefits hit simultaneously.

Medicare experts warn that keeping coverage on “autopilot” during Open Enrollment (from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7) ...Read more

Exercise helps restore natural repair systems in muscle cells that become out of balance with age, according to new research from Singapore.

Atrophy and loss of individual muscle fibers increase with age, boosting the risk of falls and fractures as well as chronic diseases, according to findings published by the National Institutes of Health. ...Read more

If you’ve owned your property for decades, your house has likely been doing some financial heavy lifting in the background. According to the Federal Reserve, the housing wealth of Baby Boomers hit a record $19.84 trillion at the beginning of 2026.

With rising expenses and longer retirements, many older adults are looking for creative ways to...Read more

Early September, 49 degrees, and sunlight glinting off a remote and rugged settlement along Greenland’s coastline—and yet all I can think of is Christmas: stockings hung at the fireplace, a tree heavy with ornaments, snowy landscapes aglow with twinkle lights.

The Kangaamiut Oqaluffiat Church choir is singing the most beautiful a cappella ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Zaldy Tan, author of a new book with profound insights into aging, memory loss and resilience, was examining an 84-year-old patient with vascular dementia last week in a suite at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The patient's daughter and primary caregiver, Adai Lamar, updated Tan on her mother Jessie's condition, and then ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Zaldy Tan, author of a new book with profound insights into aging, memory loss and resilience, was examining an 84-year-old patient with vascular dementia last week in a suite at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The patient's daughter and primary caregiver, Adai Lamar, updated Tan on her mother Jessie's condition, and then ...Read more

The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or that its risks outweigh its benefits in older adults. More studies follow, confirming those findings.

After a few years, medical associations revise their guidelines, ...Read more

The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or that its risks outweigh its benefits in older adults. More studies follow, confirming those findings.

After a few years, medical associations revise their guidelines, ...Read more