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Dear Toni,

My husband, Steve, is having a situation after emergency surgery in January from a fall. He was in a skilled nursing facility for over two months, re-learning how to walk. Since he has Medicare only, he was billed over $1,700 because he did not have a Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage plan to pay what Original Medicare does ...Read more

Exercise helps restore natural repair systems in muscle cells that become out of balance with age, according to new research from Singapore.

Atrophy and loss of individual muscle fibers increase with age, boosting the risk of falls and fractures as well as chronic diseases, according to findings published by the National Institutes of Health. ...Read more

If you’ve owned your property for decades, your house has likely been doing some financial heavy lifting in the background. According to the Federal Reserve, the housing wealth of Baby Boomers hit a record $19.84 trillion at the beginning of 2026.

With rising expenses and longer retirements, many older adults are looking for creative ways to...Read more

Early September, 49 degrees, and sunlight glinting off a remote and rugged settlement along Greenland’s coastline—and yet all I can think of is Christmas: stockings hung at the fireplace, a tree heavy with ornaments, snowy landscapes aglow with twinkle lights.

The Kangaamiut Oqaluffiat Church choir is singing the most beautiful a cappella ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Zaldy Tan, author of a new book with profound insights into aging, memory loss and resilience, was examining an 84-year-old patient with vascular dementia last week in a suite at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The patient's daughter and primary caregiver, Adai Lamar, updated Tan on her mother Jessie's condition, and then ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Zaldy Tan, author of a new book with profound insights into aging, memory loss and resilience, was examining an 84-year-old patient with vascular dementia last week in a suite at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The patient's daughter and primary caregiver, Adai Lamar, updated Tan on her mother Jessie's condition, and then ...Read more

Toni:

Currently, I am on a stand-alone Part D plan with a Medicare Supplement plan G, and I have not received information from my current Part D plan for 2027. Today is Sept. 18, and I usually receive the changes to my Part D plan by now. What should I do if the information doesn’t arrive?

I know that Open Enrollment starts <...Read more

The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or that its risks outweigh its benefits in older adults. More studies follow, confirming those findings.

After a few years, medical associations revise their guidelines, ...Read more

The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or that its risks outweigh its benefits in older adults. More studies follow, confirming those findings.

After a few years, medical associations revise their guidelines, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For years, former Santa Clara County Supervisor Dianne McKenna helped older friends and family navigate the process of seeking an excuse from jury duty — an experience she eventually brought to her state lawmaker.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill McKenna inspired — beginning Jan. 1, 2028, people 80 and older...Read more

For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occasionally having coffee.

Then, last October, Wood took a fall, broke her neck, and spent three months in rehabilitation. When she returned to the house...Read more

For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occasionally having coffee.

Then, last October, Wood took a fall, broke her neck, and spent three months in rehabilitation. When she returned to the house...Read more

Toni,

This is my first Medicare Open Enrollment Period, and a few weeks ago I read your article explaining what the fall enrollment time is about. I’m still confused about what I need to do.

I don't know anything about the open enrollment process or how I can make a change. How do I find out which options are right for me? I have health ...Read more

A tiny fish that lives only four to eight months is revealing that aging may unfold in distinct biological stages rather than as a slow, continuous decline — findings that could help scientists better understand how people can age better.

By tracking how more than 700 African turquoise killifish swim, sleep and feed — and how that behavior ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Englewood neighborhood native Deniece Rogers didn’t celebrate her 2011 bachelor’s degree, or her 2015 master’s degree. But when she crossed the finish line with her doctorate, she threw a party for herself because “that one, she felt.”

At 75, the Near North Side resident earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational ...Read more