For retirees over age 65, it's more important than ever to take full advantage of every available tax break. That's especially true if you're on a fixed income. After all, some retirees have to ...

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A new analysis of hypertension guidelines suggests some older adults — mostly women — with slightly high blood pressure could safely hold off on medications if they’re otherwise in relatively good ...

The FDA announced Tuesday that, going forward, COVID-19 vaccines would be approved only for people over age 65 or those at risk for severe infection. The move will streamline the approach to yearly ...

Only 13.9 percent of adults over 65 meet federal guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity each week. That number comes from a federal data analysis of the National Health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new survey finds that people regret not saving more and not prioritizing fitness and health earlier in their life. (Courtesy of ...

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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Until this year, people 65 years and older could just walk into a pharmacy and get a COVID-19 vaccine if they wanted to. But this year, it’s a lot trickier than that. Anyone ...

Right now, the way people are diagnosed with dementia in the UK is not good enough. Current figures estimate that more than a third of people over 65 who are living with dementia in England are ...

When Diana Nyad was 64 years old, she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida, becoming the first person to do so without a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt over the course of 3½ decades. “I said when ...