Movement · 2 min
You may not need 10,000 steps after all
A large review linked 7,000 daily steps with better health. The biggest difference was between moving very little and moving more.
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Food & health · 2 min
Eating well in midlife may pay off at 70
A thirty-year study linked several healthy eating patterns with reaching older age in better physical, mental and cognitive health.
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Connection · 2 min
Lonely in your fifties? You have more company than you think
A national poll found loneliness remained common after the pandemic peak, particularly among adults with poor health or no paid work.
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Everyday health · 2 min
Could your sleep aid be causing other problems?
Some familiar over-the-counter medicines deserve a second look after 65. Bring the actual products to a medication review.
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Everyday health · 2 min
Is 134 over 84 really “close enough”?
The 2025 U.S. blood-pressure guideline gives persistent readings in this range more attention. One reading still does not decide treatment.
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Movement · 2 min
Fatal falls are rising among older adults. Aging alone does not explain it
An age-adjusted death rate increased 21 percent from 2018 to 2024. The measure describes a trend, not the odds that a fall will be fatal.
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Everyday health · 2 min
Travel to Cuba? Check hepatitis A protection before you go
A Florida outbreak investigation identified 79 cases linked to Cuba. The report offers a concrete reason to review travel-health advice.
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Sleep · 2 min
Better sleep may start with a different kind of treatment
An online insomnia program helped older adults more than sleep information alone, with benefits still apparent a year later.
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