When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five feet and told the doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.”

As the nation continues to grapple with COVID-19, many Americans who’ve had the virus report persistent and often debilitating symptoms—long after their initial infection has passed. Referred to as "long COVID,” this condition is a growing concern for healthcare professionals and researchers, not to mention the people whose lives continue to be impacted.

If you think you know the best and only place to check for inexpensive flights, get ready to be enlightened. We fill you in on the best tips for stretching your air travel dollars.

Connectedness plays a vital role in supporting independence and aging in place. It helps combat isolation, loneliness, and other issues.

This book tells the powerful 30-year love story of a young American woman and a delightfully colorful, wickedly eccentric Romanian gentleman and scholar, interspersed with advice and inspiration for Alzheimer's caregivers everywhere.

Finally, we have weight-loss drugs that really work. But should older adults be taking them?

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, invites you to explore our online offerings and engage with art without having to travel to a museum. Multiple studies demonstrate that visual art therapy improves cognitive function in older adults.1 Doctors have even prescribed trips to art museums to stimulate neural activity and improve patients’ sense of well-being.2

“You can drink all the milk you want, but it’s not going to make a difference!”

That’s what Mary Welsh, 79, learned the hard way in the decades since she first was diagnosed with osteopenia.

Two of the world's leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth that could add years to your life and dollars to your retirement savings.

Sometimes a barrier to providing care to a loved one with memory loss is no doubt the seemingly severed relationship that it causes.