When you meet a bitter elderly person, you're not seeing someone who had a terrible life — you're seeing someone who had normal disappointments that nobody ever helped them understand or heal.

This issue of the Journal presents "The Use of Oral Anticoagulants (Warfarin) in Older People," a guideline of the American Geriatrics Society, abstracted from the Sixth American College of Chest ...

The way the body responds to standing up can impact health in older age, surprising new research has found. The team ...

Thyroidectomy in patients aged 65 and older is safe, with low complication rates slightly higher but comparable to younger peers.

TAMPA (BLOOM) – You know that age-old belief that life gets better as you get older? Your career settles, the kids move out, and you can finally enjoy some quality time with your partner, right? Well, ...

Older adults may eat better when they can have smaller, flavorful meals and healthy snacks. Social dining and support, such as grocery delivery or adaptive utensils, may also help. However, a doctor ...

Mr. A, a 53-year-old company employee, saw his workload increase after becoming a manager, reduced his exercise, and frequented evening business dinners. One day, his health check-up results startled ...