Middle-aged and older adults with trouble seeing, hearing or both may face a higher risk of having a stroke or heart attack than those with good eyesight and hearing, according to a new study in China.

The findings, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, suggest screening for sensory deficits, treating them with eyeglasses ...Read more

Roy and Kim Reid started a Memorial Day weekend with dinner and a movie at home. When Kim went to bed, Roy decided to watch another film. At some point, he fell asleep on the couch.

Around 2 a.m., Roy jolted awake in intense pain. It felt like someone was punching a hole through his chest and squeezing the life out of his heart. He managed to ...Read more

Paul Dunwell was sitting in a town council meeting when he started feeling off. He was having trouble breathing and couldn't focus on the conversation.

He shook it off that night, assuming it wasn't a big deal. But he kept feeling worse over the next several weeks. His energy plummeted. He struggled to walk the mile and a half to work, a ...Read more

Sometimes all someone needs is a good head start. For 53-year-old Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg, those head starts come well before sunup and begin with a 35-degree cold plunge.

“The Departed” actor is no stranger to the gym, getting up as early as 2 a.m. to break a sweat. His “4 a.m. club” workout routines have since become legendary, ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Sanna Longden and Clint Seely were in their 70s when they met in 2016 at a dance at the annual Door County Folk Festival in Wisconsin. She had traveled from Evanston, Illionis, and he was local to the area. The two got to talking and hit it off.

“The next day, he came to a class that I was teaching, and I was very impressed that he...Read more

Catch your breath on a wellness retreat in an Alaskan forest. Meet unsung African American heroes from history via augmented reality in Kentucky. Ensconce yourself in a full-on “Hocus Pocus-themed” sanctuary, replete with caldrons and crystals, spells and spook vibes, in Salem, Massachusetts.

Here are three new immersive experiences worth ...Read more

When Dr. Ian K. Smith isn’t writing books about healthy living, or penning novels, you might find him walking around his favorite city, Paris.

He loves the French capital because, among its many charms, he says it’s one of the easiest places in the world to meet one’s daily step count.

“Walking is a way of life in Paris,” Smith told ...Read more

When Dr. Ian K. Smith isn’t writing books about healthy living, or penning novels, you might find him walking around his favorite city, Paris.

He loves the French capital because, among its many charms, he says it’s one of the easiest places in the world to meet one’s daily step count.

“Walking is a way of life in Paris,” Smith told ...Read more

COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Over two years ago, Kim Hilton and his partner walked out of their home for the final time. The house had sold, and the new landlord raised the rent.

They couldn’t afford it. Their Social Security payments couldn’t cover the cost of any apartments in northwestern Montana’s Flathead Valley.

Hilton’s partner was...Read more

COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Over two years ago, Kim Hilton and his partner walked out of their home for the final time. The house had sold, and the new landlord raised the rent.

They couldn’t afford it. Their Social Security payments couldn’t cover the cost of any apartments in northwestern Montana’s Flathead Valley.

Hilton’s partner was...Read more

It takes a lot of courage to grow old.

I’ve come to appreciate this after conversations with hundreds of older adults over the past eight years for nearly 200 “Navigating Aging” columns.

Time and again, people have described what it’s like to let go of certainties they once lived with and adjust to new circumstances.

These older ...Read more

Short bursts of intense exercise may better improve cardiovascular fitness among stroke survivors than continuously exercising at a more moderate level, new research finds, adding to what's known about the role exercise can play in stroke recovery.

"Exercise is a really crucial part of rehabilitation," said study co-author Dr. Ada Tang, a ...Read more

Talking about sex can be uncomfortable. But older adults with heart conditions often have questions they want answered – and new research suggests they may not be getting the information they'd like.

A small survey of adults with heart conditions in Sweden found only 5% of people received information about sexual health, despite more than 3 ...Read more

Heart failure rates may be two to three times higher among American Indian populations than studies have found for Black, Hispanic or white adults, according to a new analysis, one of the first to focus on a group that has been largely underrepresented in research on this condition.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart ...Read more

One of the things new retirees look forward to is having the time to travel. Without PTO limits, vacations after retirement can be something new and different.

It can be so new and different, however, that it can be hard to know where to start. Here are a few golden rules you can follow to make each trip as smooth and worthwhile as possible.

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Bill Hall, 71, has been fighting for his life for 38 years. These days, he’s feeling worn out.

Hall contracted HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS, in 1986. Since then, he’s battled depression, heart disease, diabetes, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney cancer, and prostate cancer. This past year, Hall has been hospitalized five times with ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- While millions of baby boomers are retrofitting their houses with bathtub grab bars and wheelchair ramps in an effort to age in place, one Minnesota couple is doing away with that conventional concept altogether.

Scott and Kate Carlson sold nearly everything they own, including their home in Eden Prairie, in preparation for the ...Read more