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Age and affluence have limited my opportunities to embark on home-improvement projects, but a neighbor’s request for help resurrects my sense of usefulness.

Only about a third of Americans say they have faith in doctors, a fact that may say more about the system than about the physicians.

Exercise offers antiaging benefits as does a popular drug. So combining them should boost longevity, right? Not so much.

Elderly Americans are dying from falls at an alarming rate. I’m counting on some lessons learned through painful experience to help me avoid that fate.

You don’t need to check off items on a bucket list to convince yourself that you’ve lived a full life. Some of the most memorable experiences occur with no planning whatsoever.

Precision medicine hopes to revolutionize healthcare by revealing everything that’s going on in your body. It seems I’m not the only one who would prefer to be left in the dark.

24/7 surveillance may deter abuse in long-term care facilities, but even its advocates admit it’s no panacea.

A new poll suggests domesticated animals are a great source of stress relief for geezers. My relationship with our elderly neurotic cat tells me it’s not nearly that simple.

With a new study suggesting that restorative sleep depends on the same cellular dysfunction that accelerates aging, I’m left to choose between the lesser of two evils — while trying to keep my spouse happy.

A letter from the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Life Time, Inc.

The joy of the season really does come from the little moments. Here are a few ideas to make it memorable — and less stressful.