The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says there is not enough evidence to support routine screening for dementia or mild cognitive impairment among people ages 65 and older if they have no symptoms.
Many physicians overlook caregiver burden, the toll that caregiving takes on a person.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women generally no longer need to have Pap smears after age 65, and mammograms and colonoscopies after age 75.
Cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation are tough to handle at any time.
Even a small amount of exercise throughout the day will make a difference in knee health.
There is growing evidence that deposits of various metals may damage the tissues of the heart.
New guidelines for the use of statins in otherwise healthy people continue to be controversial.
Nearly a third of patients fail to fill first-time prescriptions. This is most common when it comes to expensive drugs and preventive therapies for conditions such as heart disease and depression.
High temperatures put older adults at risk for heat-related illness, because the body can no longer handle heat and dehydration the way it used to.