#seniors

Despite the surging older population, there are fewer geriatricians now -- just over 7,400 -- than there were in 2000.

Most of us lack a good understanding of what happens to our bodies during an extended period after middle age.

New limit on out-of-pocket drug costs will help people who take expensive medications for conditions like cancer or hepatitis.

New types of plans target cultural and ethnic communities with special offerings and native-language practitioners.

The proposal improves on current Medicare coverage, which allows cost-sharing fees and mostly excludes long-acting PrEP.

Before they get COVID, people over 65 should have a plan for accessing antiviral treatment.

Three quarters of those who opted for medical aid to end their lives were people with cancer.

Even with this increase, older individuals now have better transplant outcomes.

A new classification system may more accurately reflect liver-related death trends in the United States.

The first meta-analysis to examine hep C treatment outcomes in seniors versus non-seniors found that cure rates are comparable.

A recent study tested the effectiveness and tolerability of Technivie (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir) among those over 65.

A pooled analysis of numerous studies found the safety and efficacy of the regimen was comparable between those under and those over 65.

The deal resolves one of many lawsuits against a Minot facility and its lab services provider for allegedly infecting 52 seniors in 2013.

Researchers are warning about an increased risk of severe liver injury among senior citizens using the broad-specturm fluoroquinolone antibiot...

The need to provide and coordinate care for elderly people living with liver cirrhosis is expected to increase in the coming years.