Risk tolerance lowers as you age, meaning once you're retired, any significant financial changes or economic news can have a big impact on the rest of your life. As we saw in early spring, many ...

Wealth has long been tied to longevity in the U.S. and other countries, but a new analysis helps quantify the gap between how long low-income older Americans and their more affluent peers tend to live ...

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck has covered long Covid since the condition first emerged.

Covid vaccines continue to protect against serious illness and death, especially for people ages 65 and older, although the benefits for younger adults are not as clear, according to a large new study ...

How important is mobility to our health and well-being in later life? How safe are older people on the road? Should drivers have a driving or medical test when they reach a certain age? If older ...

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy A new study launched by HelpAge International exposes the depth of the global neglect of older ...

The Long Beach Unified School District is investigating a teacher who is accused of sharing an image depicting a Black child wearing an ankle monitor as if it were a package for a children’s toy.

ONE of York’s "most vibrant community festivals" is getting ready to bring colour, creativity, and joy to the city for its 20th year. The York 50+ Festival, the city’s only festival dedicated to the ...

The government will begin rolling out a more flexible new system for delivering home care services to older people in the South Island on Wednesday. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said it ...

For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, ...

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