Technology has entered the daily lives of the 50-plus demographic, making life easier and offering older adults more control ...

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Many older adults are tech savvy. However, their wants and needs in this and other categories are often not well met by marketiers. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) New survey ...

The amount of time that Americans ages 60 and older spend on their TVs, computers, tablets or other electronic devices has risen almost half an hour per day over the past decade, according to a Pew ...

Death certificates have dispelled any doubts about just how devastating the opioid epidemic is. Between May 2020 and April 2021, drug overdoses caused more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S., according ...

The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before 2020. By Paula Span The phone awakened Doug Nordman at 3 a.m. A surgeon was ...

In modern society, most of us live in silos surrounded by people similar to us; this applies across many factors including race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age. In fact, young people and ...

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Falls happen often among older adults over the age of 65. Every year, 3 million older adults are treated in emergency departments for injuries related to falling. With over 800,000 hospitalizations ...