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In summary, mental health challenges are common in the elderly population, but they are often missed or left untreated.

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Advanced maternal age, or geriatric pregnancy, refers to people who become pregnant at age 35 or older. The majority of healthy people who get pregnant in their late 30s, and even into their early 40s ...

Experts have long pointed to inflammation as a natural part of getting older. But a new paper suggests it might be more a ...

I've been in my apartment for 30 years, and may be here another 30. This is what aging alone and in place looks like for me.

Most US adults aged 50 years or older face challenges in managing their health and healthcare, with a wide range of reported difficulties mainly caused by administrative and financial issues.

By Jariel Arvin, KFF Health News On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, ...

Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...

The Orlando Police Department is asking for the community's help in locating a missing and endangered man. Anthony Hester, 69 ...

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday said he was studying whether specific supplements can delay muscle loss in microgravity conditions, which could help develop medicines for muscle degeneration ...