Researchers found that nearly half of adults over 65 did better on tests of cognitive and physical function as they aged.

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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 ...

Puff, puff, pass the medical bill. New research shows that emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to cannabis use among older adults have increased nearly 27-fold since the aughts. Even more ...

The United States will limit COVID-19 boosters to people over 65 or those at risk of serious illness, while requiring vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and ...

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 ...

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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 ...