seniors

Gordon Van Hassel, 68, has been arrested on felony assault charges after he allegedly retaliated violently against a child who hit him with a snowball.

Expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing services for existing beneficiaries enjoys strong public support and can be done now, irrespective of the 2020 elections.

Among those arrested was an 82-year-old man and his 85-year-old wife, the only woman in the group.

Progressives' current thinking: Use Medicare to entice millions into a government-controlled health system.

Japanese seniors would rather be incarcerated than face poverty and loneliness.

The gap between wealthy and poor seniors is one of the widest in any nation in the Organization for Economic Cooperation.

While age alone does not make people more vulnerable to disasters, many health issues that are common with aging do.

The Wall Street Journal recently analyzed student test results that showed many seniors only had basic critical thinking skills.

A new report estimates how much people will need in retirement to cover the gaps in health coverage.

Only 17 percent of elderly studied received the right blend of drugs for their conditions.

Washington has 2,600 snow-shoveling volunteers.

Japan has a lot of really, really old people.

Solanezumab is the first drug identified for slowing the progression rather than merely treating symptoms of the disease.

A researcher has developed a potentially effective way to diagnose a patient that could be less costly and invasive than current screening methods.

An annual survey sheds light on the political beliefs, job prospects and sex lives of Harvard's Class of 2015.

The traditional work and pension model is way out of date.