Contemplating what your next summer book should be? No matter what you choose, you can’t go wrong, at least according to a new study. Published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, this research from the Yale School of Public Health documents that, on average, there’s a two year survival…

Packing for a trip, the last thing you want to think about is what happens if I get sick while traveling. Will I have trouble finding a doctor or getting appropriate care? If you are on Medicare, you’ll probably be able to access care as long as you are traveling within…

It’s Olympics time right now, and incredibly fit and chiseled young athletes are all over the TV. But these millennial athletes are not the only ones competing to win. The CBS Sunday Morning show recently featured several athletes over the age of 90 who are still active athletic competitors and…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Stop, In The Name Of Love: When To Be Concerned About Senior Driving -Too Many,Too Few: China Faces The Biggest Aging Crisis Ever -Action Hero: How To Combat The Risks Of Too Much Inactivity -Food Fight: These Four Foods May…

Josephine Sittenfeld and Thad Russell are not unlike many other young couples: rejoicing in the birth of their new children while also struggling with the demands of caring for aging parents. What’s unusual in their case is that both are professional photographers and on the faculty of the renowned Rhode…

In the current political climate, there’s lots of debate about America’s place in the world.  But by one measure, there’s really no debate: The US lags well behind other industrialized nations on the measure of life expectancy. Residents of countries including Spain, Italy, Japan and the UK all live longer…