Elderly

Trump to have physical check-up amid ailment scrutiny in third visit to hospital during past year

President Trump visited Walter Reed for the third time in 13 months, officially for his yearly checkup, following minor health concerns, MRI scans, and public scrutiny over swelling and a neck rash.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026.
Traffic on Highway 2 near Netanya. Although the Transportation Ministry  has announced that the elderly are more likely to be injured or killed in road accidents, it doesn’t state whether they are pedestrians or drivers.

Chronological age, personal physicians should not decide when someone can't drive, study reveals

Cannabis

Health Ministry changes medical cannabis guidelines, passes responsibility to insurance funds

An elderly couple

During wars and crises in the world: The worrying statistic about those aged 60+ is revealed


California man spends 100th birthday with parade of dogs

The event boasted a crowd of more than 200 people in attendance.

Can exercising with dogs be good for you?

Israeli urologist debunks myths about sex and old age

Impotence, erectile dysfunction, and Viagra are all talked about when it comes to having sex in your 50s, but what are the facts?

 Are there health benefits to abstaining from sex and masturbation? (Illustrative)

Have scientists unlocked the secret to a longer life?

Mice that were fed the taurine had an increased medium lifespan of 10-12% longer than the mice that were given just the standard diet.

 What are the scientific processes behind aging?

Are you graying prematurely? Researchers discovered why - study

The researchers came to this understanding by putting mice through a forced aging process. The aged mice had 35% more hair follicles bulges clogged with melanocyte stem cells. 

A man with gray hair

Days before Israel's 75th, a 98-year-old Australian Jewish woman makes aliyah

"I've been a Zionist all my life," Ruth Tarlo said, as she made history making aliyah at 98 years old. 

 98 year old Australian Jewish woman makes Aliyah

Climate change fuels lifespan of flesh-eating bacteria - study

Recent research has uncovered that infections caused by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has increased in the last three decades.

 Vibrio vulnificus bacteria

1,500 Israeli grandmothers march for democracy on 'Day of Paralysis'

New ‘Grandmothers for Democracy’ group vows to prevent establishment of dictatorship, protect the country for their grandchildren’s generation.

Grandmothers for Democracy march in Tel Aviv on March 22, 2023.

China to raise retirement age to deal with aging population

China's retirement age is among the lowest in the world at 60 for men, 55 for white-collar women and 50 for women who work in factories.

 Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province in China, October 27, 2009.

Amid Bruce Willis revelation: How to help a loved one with dementia

For Willis' family, and other families of those with dementia, this is a very difficult experience because the disease changes the personality of the beloved one we knew.

Bruce Willis attends the 17th Annual A Great Night In Harlem at The Apollo Theater on April 04, 2019 in New York City.

Bringing peace of mind to the elderly with an aguna at 100 - opinion

Even at the latest stages in life, some people must jump through hoops to end their marriages from years come and gone.

Illustrative photo of two elderly people staring at a beach.