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It starts earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. Most older adults, who are vulnerable to the disease, haven’t been vaccinated yet.
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Quest Diagnostics is selling a blood test online to consumers. But results may not be reliable or easy to interpret. And it isn’t covered by insurance.
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Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.
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Hospitalizations for people with COVID rose by more than 30% in two weeks. Much of the increase is driven by older people and those with existing health problems, according to the CDC.
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The Elder Index, developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, shows that nearly 5 million older women living alone, 2 million older men living alone, and more than 2 million older couples have incomes that make them economically insecure.
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The CDC says about 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot.
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For some seniors, it’s like a miracle drug that reduces pain or helps them sleep. But medical experts are concerned the stuff they buy at dispensaries has not been studied and approved like other medicines.
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Between 2 million and 4.4 million older adults are homebound and at extremely high risk of dying from COVID-19. Yet, they haven’t been recognized as a priority group for vaccines.
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The research program is part of UF's Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
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Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years old and blind. He uses a wheelchair since losing half his right leg to diabetes and gets dialysis for kidney...
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Older adults are dying from falls at a higher rate today than 20 years ago. But you can take simple steps to improve balance, vision and alertness — and keep from falling.
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There are a lot of challenges to living in the Florida Keys. The biggest is the cost of living. But even some people who can afford to live in the Keys...