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
Twins have a “survival advantage” over the general population: study.
The number of older Americans who have visual impairments or are blind will double by 2050: study.
During any given hour, neighborhood parks across the nation are typically occupied by about 20 people.
Gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, appendectomy, and colon operations are safer in rural hospitals, and overall expense is lower, too.
The slower we're able to walk, the worse our chances of surviving a cardiac surgery, a new study finds.
Fewer patients over the age of 65 are hospitalized for ischemic stroke, yet younger patients and African American patients are increasing.
Powerful vitamins for your skin include A, an assortment of B vitamins, and C, D, E, F, plus K.
People with heart disease should eat like a Mediterranean native to lower their risk of heart attack and stroke, say researchers.
Advanced 3D X-ray imaging technology, designed to analyze jet turbine blades and engineered parts, reveals development of pulmonary fibrosis in the lungs.
Death is difficult to talk about, but doctors may have a particularly hard time, especially when they lack training.
A daily dose of vitamin D3 improved heart function in people with heart muscle weakness: study.
Elderly populations are growing faster than any other age group in just about every country across the world.