Limiting their provider networks helps Medicare Advantage plans keep their premiums low. Traditional Medicare covers health care visits all across the country.

There is still strong evidence that a daily baby aspirin can reduce the risk that many people who have already suffered a heart attack or stroke will suffer another attack.

One of the most important aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias is understanding the diseases.

She also picked up a gold medal in the javelin competition.

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A senior center in Queens, New York offers dialectical behavior therapy —combining modern therapy and eastern philosophy to fight depression, anxiety.

In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.

Local disparities in life expectancy can be found across the country.

Studies show that the people who are most likely to be prevented from voting by ID laws are not only low income, but also African-American or another racial minority.

SEPTA’s effort to replace all its tickets, tokens and other fare instruments with the Key Card continues to creep along.

Today we’ll talk about the drastic increase in bankruptcies among senior citizens according to a recent report from the Consumer Bankru ...

While most young men are meeting recommended exercise guidelines, young women aren't.

More than 400 seniors could lose the daily service they rely upon for nutrition, friendly visit.

According to the poll, a third of American adults under age 40 have already provided care for an older relative or friend.

"It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80."