Tech gifts that older people receive often go unused. But there are gadgets that would make their lives better, and in some ...

Technology has entered the daily lives of the 50-plus demographic, making life easier and offering older adults more control ...

As an older mom, Annie Leibovitz said she knew her kids "were going to have to deal with me leaving earlier than possibly ...

Ageing bodies tend to gain fat at the expense of muscle mass, for a start. Lean muscles hold lots of water, and alcohol is ...

Older Americans are working longer than any generation before them, not because they want to stay busy, but because stopping ...

U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.

A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals major changes in how older Americans are living — with fewer adults over 65 living alone than in decades past, and more living with a spouse or family. In ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Three years ago, William Mamel climbed a ladder in Margaret Sheroff’s apartment and fixed a malfunctioning ceiling fan. “I love that you did this,” Sheroff exclaimed as he clambered back down.

Death certificates have dispelled any doubts about just how devastating the opioid epidemic is. Between May 2020 and April 2021, drug overdoses caused more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S., according ...