Heat waves are expected to occur with increasing frequency, and older people are particularly imperiled by extreme summer temperatures.
A new study suggests marathons interfere with ambulance service. Transportation delays may help explain why elderly patients with cardiac problems are more likely to die if they live near race routes.
Two new studies present promising findings for early detection of and intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.
As Medicaid reimbursement rates increase, nursing homes add more licensed staff per resident, improving quality of care, a new model suggests.
Elderly patients who were prescribed opiates had longer hospital stays, on average, than those who were not.
Among the elderly, women and black people are more likely to be admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men and people of other races.
U.S. emergency rooms are failing to identify elder abuse, a new study suggests.
