It's easy to stereotype older adults as tech-averse or novice tech users. Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing artificial intelligence, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing ...
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An older patient mentions that climbing the stairs has become harder. They have stopped carrying the groceries in from the car. Last month, they had a fall in the kitchen.
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Nearly half of the oldest adults died within one year of sustaining a hip fracture. A new doctoral thesis from Umeå University shows that not only the risk of sustaining a hip fracture, but also mortality following the injury ...
Oct 23, 2026
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For older adults with dementia or Parkinson's disease, staying hydrated can be more complicated than simply drinking more water.
Oct 22, 2026
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Women in the United States can expect to provide seven years of care over their lifetimes to aging family members or friends—up from six in 2011, University of Michigan research shows.
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New research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that older adults who rely on electricity-dependent medical devices—such as ventilators, respirators and dialysis machines—may face substantial health ...
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Among the increasing number of women who survive breast cancer, many older, long-term survivors remain frail. A new study out today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that in a given year, over half of ...
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For a first-year medical student, visiting a care home was daunting. There was no medical history to take or diagnosis to make. The task was to get to know an older resident through conversation.
Oct 20, 2026
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Loneliness is common in older adults, and the mental and physical health risks associated with the condition are difficult for medical professionals to recognize and treat. To address this need, researchers from Virginia ...
Oct 19, 2026
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When outdoor temperatures spike to 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius), or drop to -9 F (-23 C), like they did across Pennsylvania last year, people locked up in jails and prisons cannot simply turn on the air conditioning ...
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