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Your health needs change as you age. Treatment for common types of breast cancer in older adults may change, too. Learning you have breast cancer is stressful at any age. But you may learn you have ...

If you’re 65 or older and have been itemizing your tax deductions, you may wonder if the new “senior bonus deduction” in Trump’s tax bill — available starting in 2025 — could benefit you. After all, ...

Can an 80-year-old man get hard? The short answer is yes. But there are some reasons why it may be more difficult for older men to get aroused during stimulation than younger men. Let’s face it: It’s ...

Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests. JB Lockhart, a retired office worker in Oregon, still schedules an annual Pap ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. To stave off winter ...

As we navigate our fabulous 40s and beyond, it’s hard not to notice the wealth of wisdom that women over 65 carry with them. Their life experiences and habits are not just relics of the past; they’re ...

Influenza, or the flu, is a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing. It can cause the sudden onset of a fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, muscle and joint ...

Thanks to provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the standard deduction has been super-sized for seniors: Taxpayers 65 and older can now claim up to an additional $6,000 without itemizing their ...

President Donald Trump signed his tax cut and spending package, dubbed “one big, beautiful bill,” into law July 4. The Senate passed the package July 1 with a 51-50 vote, leaving Vice President JD ...

ISTANBUL — Adults with obesity aged 65 years or older treated with semaglutide achieved clinically meaningful weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors broadly consistent with ...

As I write this, I’m pushing 70. That’s the younger side of old as demographers define it. But sexually, I’m elderly—and familiar with the changes that afflict aging men, notably gradual erection loss ...