Common health problems of old age -- dehydration, delirium, malnutrition or falls -- can become catastrophic if they occur following a major surgery, a new study reports. Seniors who suffer these ...

Caring well for the elderly is a familiar challenge. Some elderly people need close medical attention in facilities; others struggle with reduced capabilities while not wanting to leave their homes.

These 12 common old age habits - from social withdrawal to poor sleep - have real medical causes. The post 12 Old Age Habits ...

Nobody’s going to flag the way your father-in-law’s hearing aids have been sitting on the kitchen counter for six months, unused, while he asks everyone to repeat themselves at dinner. Nobody’s going ...

Once we enter midlife, it seems everywhere we look there are signs pointing to the future. Advice about retirement strategies, property and housing, superannuation (if we’re lucky enough to have it), ...