With elderly heavily reliant on medical care, more hospital beds and doctors are urgently needed ‘and it’s already late,’ researcher says

Dr. Howard Tucker earned the Guinness World Record distinction last year - and though he passed the bar exam at age 67 and still teaches medical residents, he's got big plans ahead

Geriatricians watched with dismay as pandemic blues stopped many patients from eating — and decided to reach for the ice cream machine and serve nutritional supplements as treats

When other medications fail to help seniors with chronic pain, sleep difficulties, reduced appetite, nausea and PTSD, Israeli scientists point to cannabis

Researchers followed 71,000 Israelis, found 3 times as many dementia diagnoses among depressed; some experts argue depression may be an early sign, not a cause