Older Adults

Electronic patient portals are a convenient way to access medical records and connect with doctors, but older adults tend to have trouble using these systems, a new report finds.

New research sheds light on hearing loss among older adults. Namely, it points to how widespread hearing loss is — and how few people are wearing hearing aids. The news comes as more research shows the...

Older adults who face food insecurity may experience more rapid memory decline than those who have enough to eat, a new study finds.

Older adults who participate in regular physical activity have a better quality of life than those who are less active and more sedentary, a new UK study has found.

Exposure to potentially inappropriate medications ups the odds of new disability and hospitalization by 50% in relatively healthy older adults, researchers report.

The antiviral drug Paxlovid should receive full FDA approval to treat COVID-19 in older adults at risk of severe outcomes, the advisers decided in a Thursday vote.

Despite the trouble and turmoil associated with the advent of COVID-19, population-wide mental health did not substantially decline when compared with pre-pandemic levels, researchers report.

Physicians said that the practice of narrative medicine changed how they framed patient decisions and helped them to guide seniors toward appropriate care.

Fear of COVID-19 prompted many seniors to cancel medically necessary home healthcare during the pandemic, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra sounded an alarm Wednesday for older adults to get boosted against COVID-19, as an increasing share are being hospitalized for severe illness. Becerra made the appeal during...