Senior Health
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs.
Senior Health Stories
Developing dementia is not inevitable: how you live your life in your 20s and 30s could impact your cognitive health in those golden years.
Daily low-dose aspirin may provide no overall benefit to people who are aged over 70 and do not have heart disease, according to a study which also found an unexpected cancer link.
Is the Mediterranean diet the secret to long life for older adults? Findings from a meta-analysis suggested a strong adherence could result in a 25 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality.
A woman is more likely to live long and healthy if her mother or both her parents lived till or beyond the age of 90, according to a new study.
Improving control over their daily lives and increasing levels of physical activity can help older adults feel younger, according to two new studies.
A study challenges the maximum life expectancy of human beings, suggesting that the risk of dying each year remains stable after the age of 105.
The process of aging is often equated to an inevitable decline of the human brain and body. Here are five myths about growing old, debunked.
Ongoing sexual activity and the experience of emotional closeness with a partner may not have an impact on cognitive decline among older adults.
The findings from the National Poll on Health Aging survey stressed the need for more proactive conversations about sexual health.
The diet is known to control hypertension, diabetes, gout and kidney disease and was named the best diet for the 8th year in a row by US News & World Report.
Go ahead and give up that gym membership.
A new study says about one third of FDA-approved drugs pose risks the agency wasn't aware of.