As We Age, How Safe Is Surgery?
Experts say age alone is not a risk factor in having a procedure
Featured
Special Report
Age-Friendly Health Care
Follow our in-depth examination of current health care offerings through an age-friendly lens. What does age-friendly health care look like, and how do you locate and access it? We cover how to prioritize your unique needs when selecting providers and treatments for yourself or a loved one.
Sponsored by: The John A. Hartford Foundation
Money & Policy
The Distressing Growth of Wealth Inequality of Boomers
Gaps between the haves and have-nots, and what could shrink them
By Richard Eisenberg
Special Report
Vitality Arts
Our special series, Vitality Arts, shows the powerful effect that participating in the arts can have on our minds, bodies and souls. Look to this page for information, resources and inspiration that will help you age better through the arts and show that creativity has no age limit.
Sponsored by: Aroha Philanthropies
Health
Some Say a Nonprofit Research Group Unfairly Influences Drug Prices
An advocacy group says ICER calculations are biased against older patients
By Liz Seegert
Technology
How Technology Has Changed Divorce
Online resources can streamline the process and provide support
By Stacey Freeman
Sponsored
A New Lease on Life: How Knee Replacement Surgery Empowered a Fireman to Keep on Fighting
Surgery allowed him to keep fighting
By DePuy Synthes
Caregiving
Caregivers of Medicare Patients: What to Know Before a Hospital Discharge
Sometimes patients are sent home much earlier than a family expects
By Donna Pols Trump
Opinion
OPINION: 2020 Election: Where Are the Debate Questions About Aging?
What the Democratic presidential hopefuls haven't talked about, but should
By Bob Blancato
Work & Purpose
4 Strategies for Freelance Success
Advice for people planning to freelance and those who already do it
By Michelle V. Rafter
Living
The Tall Poppies Support Women Novelists
Funding literacy and providing support are central to the group's core
By Lynda Dell
Money & Policy
How to Choose Your Ideal Place to Retire Abroad
These expats say it comes down to four key elements
By Edd and Cynthia Staton
Caregiving
Can Any Good Come From Alzheimer’s?
Some find that relationships among family members heal and deepen
By Bill Ward
Health
How to Be a Patient: A Comprehensive Book on Exactly That
The author, a nurse, gives an inside scoop on modern medicine
By Grace Birnstengel
Money & Policy
New Tech Help to Manage Your Retirement and Investments
Boomers and Gen Xers finally got attention at the Finovate fintech show
By Richard Eisenberg
Living
A Visit to ‘Motherland’
In a memoir, Elissa Altman writes of her difficult mother — with love
By Julie Pfitzinger
Sponsored
A New Lease on Life: How Knee Replacement Surgery Empowered a Fireman to Keep on Fighting
Surgery allowed him to keep fighting
By DePuy Synthes
Caregiving
Caregivers of Medicare Patients: What to Know Before a Hospital Discharge
Sometimes patients are sent home much earlier than a family expects
By Donna Pols Trump
Opinion
OPINION: 2020 Election: Where Are the Debate Questions About Aging?
What the Democratic presidential hopefuls haven't talked about, but should
By Bob Blancato
Work & Purpose
4 Strategies for Freelance Success
Advice for people planning to freelance and those who already do it
By Michelle V. Rafter
Living
The Tall Poppies Support Women Novelists
Funding literacy and providing support are central to the group's core
By Lynda Dell
Money & Policy
How to Choose Your Ideal Place to Retire Abroad
These expats say it comes down to four key elements
By Edd and Cynthia Staton
Caregiving
Can Any Good Come From Alzheimer’s?
Some find that relationships among family members heal and deepen
By Bill Ward
Health
How to Be a Patient: A Comprehensive Book on Exactly That
The author, a nurse, gives an inside scoop on modern medicine
By Grace Birnstengel
Money & Policy
New Tech Help to Manage Your Retirement and Investments
Boomers and Gen Xers finally got attention at the Finovate fintech show
By Richard Eisenberg
Living
A Visit to ‘Motherland’
In a memoir, Elissa Altman writes of her difficult mother — with love
By Julie Pfitzinger
