The influenza vaccine is quickly losing its reputation as an effective way to ward off the virus in the elderly. But should seniors skip it?
Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer.
Over the past decade, researchers have been learning which treatments for wrinkles work, and why.
Adjusting treatment, assessing risk and educating patients can substantially reduce the amounts of serious falls, a common source of injuries among the elderly.
Falls are the leading cause of death from injury among people over 65.
New research suggests that after age 90, women are more likely to have dementia than men who live to the same age.
Sirtris, a drug company, has two drugs in clinical trials that it hopes will avert degenerative diseases of aging like diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.
Dr. Peter I. Pressman decided to retire in 2003 after 40 years as a New York breast cancer surgeon much admired by his patients for the time and skill he devoted to them and their families.
So far, large clinical trials focused on the benefits of screening for breast cancer have ignored the booming population of elderly women.
Minor neurological weaknesses may offer doctors an opportunity to see which older patients are at higher risk of illness and begin treatment, researchers have found.