A new report issued by the Census Bureau reflects a depressing reality for older Americans. Between 2020 and 2021, the official poverty rate increased for people who were 65 or ...

If “you are what you eat,” many of us are junk. Most people know that junk food is low in nutritional value but high in calories. That knowledge does not ...

To avoid late enrollment penalties, seniors who are eligible for Medicare usually sign up at their earliest opportunity. Seniors rarely have a reason not to enroll. Retirees earned Medicare’s hospitalization ...

High drug prices can be a problem for every American whose health condition requires medication. However, older people are disproportionately affected by high drug prices. While about half of all ...

Pharmaceutical companies are exploring drugs to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease with increasing urgency. About 6.5 million Americans who have reached the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s. That ...

While some people embrace the experience of growing older, the process of aging is often unwelcome. In his older years, Mark Twain quipped that “life would be infinitely happier if ...