Despite the rising tide of health concerns that can come with age, older adults overwhelmingly agree that they’d prefer to spend their final decades at home, rather than in assisted living facilities.

WASHINGTON — When Marie Brown’s 97-year-old mother fell and broke her hip two years ago, it started the family on an often frustrating quest for appropriate medical care. Doctors unfamiliar with the ...

Jerry Gurwitz was one of the first doctors to receive the designation as a geriatrician. He’s now the chief of geriatric medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Recently, he ...

Dr. Tony Rosen has seen his share of cuts, bruises and broken bones. In his job as an emergency room physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, he witnesses the painful end result of accidents and ...

The New York Times is reporting that thousand of doctors and medical professionals are taking part in a new effort to screen older patients for financial vulnerability as well as indications they are ...