Aging

Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins.

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

A judge has halted Delaware’s plan to switch retired state employees’ health care to a plan managed by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Starting Monday, hearing aids will be available to buy over the counter across the U.S.

Two biotech companies announced last week that preliminary trial data show their new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline.

No one likes paying taxes, but local property taxes in Pennsylvania are especially loathed.

Workers from 14 Pennsylvania nursing homes went on strike Friday after marathon contract negotiations failed to produce a deal.

Workers for two for-profit companies fear the bulk of the money won’t be used to alleviate longer working hours, expanded job responsibilities, and more.

According to the National Council on Aging, 1 in 10 elderly people has been victims of financial or material exploitation, at a cost of $36.5 billion annually.

Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.

The city’s Corporation for Aging says calls to its “Heatline” are up 48% over this time last year.

A group of senior citizens doles out advice every Friday morning at the Ventnor Farmer’s Market. “It may not be the best advice, but it’s free.”

Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 million a year in additional Medicaid reimbursements, or nearly 20% more.

GOP Rep. Kevin Hensley said the state’s nearly $700 million budget surplus warranted a larger credit. Dems who control the budget-writing panel thought otherwise.

Although she didn't quite make it to her goal of 120 years old, Kane Tanaka still lived long enough to become the world's oldest person.