We examined what it costs to grow old in America. The answer has consequences for the next generation. Our reporting on how ...

Chronic poverty over decades was linked to memory loss, slower processing speed and brain shrinkage, with strongest effects ...

Although only about one in eight elderly citizens are classified as poor based on income and consumption, nearly four in 10 experience broader forms of economic insecurity, according to a new study by ...

All your responses, at least the ones that I’ve read, about when to take Social Security are tilted to men, with males as the default human. A case in point: “‘I claimed Social Security at 62’: At 76, ...

Two senior living companies with Lehigh Valley locations were just recognized for their resident security standards. Residences provided through Atria Senior Living and Heritage Senior Living are some ...

In many rural and semi-urban areas, old age is something people never wish to happen because of the negativity it attracts. Harmful traditional practices, beliefs and illiteracy make some people fail ...

Jules Netherland traveled from her home in the Bronx to the New York state Capitol in Albany several times in the past few years, hoping to persuade the legislature to pass a medical aid in dying bill ...

It is a pleasure to join you today to discuss the future of China's silver industry and the development of healthcare and nursing services. Ageing is often discussed in terms of challenges — 23% of ...

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia—Giving tiny loans to shoestring entrepreneurs was meant to be capitalism’s cure for global poverty. Microfinance, loans issued in communities not served by traditional banks, ...

Being pro-family and pro-child is more than a platitude; it requires action. It means pushing for policies that ensure every family has the resources they need not just to survive but thrive. The most ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson discusses his War on Poverty with Sargent Shriver, left, and Bernard Boutin, right, in 1965. (Anonymous/AP) Eighty-four years is a good, healthy life in America. How much ...