We live in a society where the post-World War II Baby Boomer Generation (born 1946-1964) is reaching their senior years in ever-growing numbers, and representing an increasingly larger segment of the ...

A new report from the Gerontological Society of America reveals critical strategies for healthcare providers to improve communication with older adults, who now represent almost 17% of the US ...

Artificial intelligence may be a useful communication tool to help older adults with cancer communicate with their doctors and have more of a say in their treatment, according to a new report ...

The Gerontological Society of America has developed a guide to help healthcare providers better connect with elderly patients. The report provides 29 specific recommendations in four categories: ...

HealthDay News — Psychological distress is common among geriatric surgery patients, and greater preoperative stressor counts ...

A new study is providing insight into how different generations are interpreting the use of emojis in their communications, with older adults unsure of how to use them as frequently as younger adults ...

Errors in diagnosis are relatively common among older people. The reasons are many: older adults may have multiple conditions, take many medications, and illnesses can look very different in older ...

Adults age 65 and older who faced more stress before surgery were more likely to experience delirium, uncontrolled pain, and ...

We live in a society where the post-World War II Baby Boomer Generation (born 1946-1964) is reaching their senior years in ever-growing numbers, and representing an increasingly larger segment of the ...