Healthy Aging

To harness the potential of an aging population, interventions to promote longer-term good health will be needed, a McKinsey Health Institute analysis finds.

A new report identifies ways long-term care organizations can use a residential care model to improve health outcomes and healthy living in older adults.

A new approach to obesity prevention and management is needed to help all older U.S. adults age in good health, according to a report from the National Council on Aging’s Obesity and Equitable Aging...

More than a quarter of older adults say they are in worse physical condition now than before the pandemic, and nearly half age 65 and older have become more afraid of falling, a new poll finds.

At age 60, people who report being lonely can expect to live an average of three to five years less than their peers who say they are never lonely. Years of active daily life are shortened as well, investigators...

Although feelings of optimism prevailed overall, older female survey respondents were more likely than their male peers to say that they were struggling in 2021 — from finances to mental health.

Older women who habitually consume red meat are more likely to be diagnosed with frailty. But replacing one serving a day with another protein source substantially reduces risk, according to a new study.

Adults with signs of pre-frailty can address health factors to help avoid progression to frailty and lower their mortality risk, say researchers.

‘Ageotypes’ study ties healthy behaviors to decrease in aging markers … Access to Medicare increases cancer detection, reduces cancer mortality rate … Psychiatric conditions linked to cognitive...

Harvard researchers find that healthy lifestyle habits may extend the number of years one lives free of chronic disease.