Elderly
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Falling when you're elderly is dangerous. Here's how it affects the body.
Falls can be serious — and even deadly — in older adults.
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Some older adults are driving with cognitive impairments, new study shows. But experts say figuring out when they should stop is 'complicated.'
How safe is it for older adults experiencing cognitive decline to continue to drive? Here’s what experts say.
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'He forgets to eat': What it's like to have a family member with dementia — and how to tell it apart from age-related memory loss
Is it age-related memory loss or dementia? Here’s how to distinguish the two, according to experts.
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'Absolutely despicable': Photo of elderly woman face-down in pillow at nursing home sparks outrage
Esther Brown, 80, was found "gasping for breath and strangling on her own saliva," according to a pastor who posted the photo on Facebook.
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This woman died after having a routine colonoscopy — now the hospital is being questioned
Martha Wright, 83, reportedly died of internal bleeding.
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This Couple's Engagement Photos Will Make You Believe It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love
The engagement photo that made Lucinda and Murphy viral. Cleveland T. Wilson, lovingly known as Murphy, and Lucinda Myers are the Internet’s most viral couple – and they don’t even know what viral means. The 70-year-old man and his 67-year-old fiancé have recently become adored by audiences after their engagement photos went viral on Instagram.
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4-Year-Old Visits Her 82-Year-Old BFF on Halloween
A 4-year-old girl and an elderly man have struck up a sweet and special friendship. Mom of seven Tara Wood, who lives in Augusta, Ga., shared on Facebook how her daughter Norah — who has said in the past how much she loves elderly people because “they walk slow like I walk slow and they [have] soft skin like I [have] soft skin” — met and befriended 82-year-old Dan Peterson, whom she affectionately calls Mr. Dan. It all started when Tara took Nora to the grocery store in September to pick up cupc