According to stereotypes, it’s older women who get osteoporosis. And according to a University of Sheffield (UK) study published in The...

Age-related muscle decline …begins to accelerate at around 60,” says Dr. Daniel Ham, of the University of Basel's Biozentrum. “By age 80,...

When the Omicron wave of COVID hit, Israel was the world’s first nation to start giving second booster shots to citizens over 60, younger...

Do you sleep with a bedside lamp, a bedroom light, or the television on? If so, you’ve got lots of company; 40% of Americans do. But even...

Are you living with heart disease, diabetes, asthma, or some other chronic condition? If so, you’ve got lots of company – nearly two out...

During the almost half-century since stress EKGs earned clinical acceptance, many additional procedures have become standard procedures...

Hospital stays cure illnesses, heal injuries, and save lives, but they’re not exactly fun-filled experiences. One thing that’s even less...

Daylight Savings Time starts just a week from now, on Sunday, March 13. And for the more than 2.7 million Americans with some form of...

Many people, particularly older ones, have both hearing loss and balance problems. A 2018 Journal of Preventative Medicine report...

Antidepressants can work well and save lives. More than one of every eight men (12.5%) and almost twice as many women (24.3%) in their...

Maybe you’re new to Richmond. Maybe you’re moving across the river. Maybe your doctor is retiring. Or maybe your doctor-patient...

Staying with a doctor you don’t feel good about can be bad for your health. You need to be able to trust your doctor, to see your doctor...

Let’s start with the obvious: For diagnosing a new illness, for treating an injury, for conducting lab tests, for removing staples or...

How you sleep can affect how well you sleep – and how good you feel during waking hours. There are three basic sleeping positions: on...

Vitamin D is good for your health. It helps your body absorb calcium, strengthens your immune system’s ability to fight infection, and...

Sometime early this tear, new HHS Privacy Rule changes will have removed some major barriers between you and your own health records....

Many prescription medicines come with instructions about whether to take them with or without food. Which specific foods is something...

Particularly for older adults, loneliness isn’t just an emotional problem; it can also be a physical one. A 2012 Journal of the American...

Last month, I wrote that “Many symptoms of dementia can look like the results of natural aging.” A newly released study shows that some...

The older you are, the more doctors – your primary care physician and specialists – you’re likely to be seeing, and the more medications...