Aging

The cost of long-term care for our aging population is rising but experts worry we are not prepared to meet their needs.

If you've ever considered training for a marathon, but you're a bit intimidated by the idea of 26.2 miles, here's some motivation.

Every day, 130 Americans die from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home a trend that reflects more hospice care and progress toward the kind of end that most people want.

When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.

New York Times columnist Gail Collins joins Marty to talk about her new book, "No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History."

Hugging a dog is one life's greatest joys. Getting to see fur on four legs and a wagging tail is like experiencing a love drug — quite literally.

An elaborate embezzlement scheme involved funneling seniors’ funds through a shell company and a church where two of the three defendants were pastors.

Three writers discuss living with disability, the influence its had on love, life and work,, the stigmas that persist, and the pressing issues facing disabled communities.

After a Colombian nightclub closed, Sandra Colon hosted her own viejoteca in the living room of her Northeast Philly rowhome.

We were still getting used to our new status: retired.

Members of the group Elder Witness protested a new rule allowing the Trump administration to indefinitely detain families who illegally cross the border.

An attorney for the doctor who sued to stop New Jersey’s new aid-in-dying law said his client believes the law violates his oath as a practicing physician.

Are your friends suddenly looking a LOT older – at least on social media? Lots of people had fun with an app that allows you to dramati ...

Writer Lorene Cary discusses her new memoir, "Ladysitting," about being the caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in the last year of her life.