Eighty-year-old Dominick Occhicone is set to be executed in Florida on July 28. He's among a growing number of sickly and ...

Older people are living longer and keeping more of their teeth. That’s good news — but it also means that seniors need to be more vigilant than ever about oral health. Over the past 20 years, the ...

Mental health concerns in the elderly population are underrecognized and often untreated. This not only impacts one’s quality of life but can exacerbate other age-related disorders and vice versa ...

Several tools are currently used to assess the health of older people and their risk of future health problems, but it is unclear which perform best. A new study published in BMC Medicine compares ...

Congress is consumed in its health policy deliberations with an overriding concern: reducing the federal government's massive budget deficit. Within this policy framework, Medicare is a tempting ...

Limiting processed foods and those high in salt, sugar, or unhealthy fats is a good idea, especially in older age. This can help reduce the risk of various age-related health problems. Eating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this file photo, a graduate student selects vials of HIV-1 for testing at a medical research lab on the USC Medical School ...

In older age, low sodium tends to be caused by taking certain medications, kidney problems, or infection. However, there can be multiple causes, and the treatment depends on the cause. Sodium is an ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of health issues facing the country today, the influence of various groups and institutions on health policy, and the federal ...

New science suggests there's plenty that actually gets better with age—if you let it. While aging is often framed negatively, researchers have uncovered surprising benefits. Above, members of a senior ...

HIV infections proved fatal for more than 100,000 people in the United States in the 1980s. But the life expectancy today for people living with the virus is not much less than for the general ...