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Covid vaccines continue to protect against serious illness and death, especially for people ages 65 and older, although the benefits for younger adults are not as clear, according to a large new study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new survey finds that people regret not saving more and not prioritizing fitness and health earlier in their life. (Courtesy of ...

Only 13.9 percent of adults over 65 meet federal guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity each week. That number comes from a federal data analysis of the National Health ...

The FDA announced Tuesday that, going forward, COVID-19 vaccines would be approved only for people over age 65 or those at risk for severe infection. The move will streamline the approach to yearly ...

There are growing questions as to the rationale for the federal government’s decision to axe higher health insurance rebates for older people, with more analysis indicating subsidies to older people ...

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When Diana Nyad was 64 years old, she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida, becoming the first person to do so without a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt over the course of 3½ decades. “I said when ...