Geriatrics and Elder Care

Democrats moved swiftly on Friday to assail Republican senators for voting against a major Medicare bill and said the Republicans should be held responsible for a 10 percent cut...

Those with few strong relationships had twice the rate of memory decline

There are two starkly different paths toward death in New York City's hospitals, one for patients at elite private institutions, another for those at public hospitals...

Gliomas occur more frequently with advancing age, and studies have shown that in general patients in their 70s fare less well than those 45...

Instead, the research finds, the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information...

Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say in a new report.

Less than a third of employers offer retiree health benefits, down from almost half in 1993, according to a survey

Newsflash for rock stars and teenagers: It turns out everything doesn't go downhill as we age -- the golden years really are golden.

CHICAGO — Commonly used incontinence drugs may cause memory problems in some older people, a study has found.

For many of them, hearing aids just don&8217;t work all that well. They pick up background noise, squeal with feedback, can&8217;t be used over the telephone...