seniors

Emergency physician Bill Paolo tells how to navigate crowded hospital emergency departments. Neurologist Awss Zidan discusses migraine diagnosis and treatment options. Exercise physiologist Carol Sames shares the best exercises for seniors.

Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage.

Many senior citizens entered their golden years with more debt than previous generations, and now they're struggling financially as they try to provide care for an ailing relative during the pandemic.

Onondaga County wants to help residents in assisted living facilities get vaccinated for COVID-19. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said most of the…

New York has more people over the age of 65 than the total population of many states. And despite federal aid, the state's system meant to help protect seniors is short tens of millions of dollars.

Onondaga County is hoping some preemptive testing for COVID-19 at local senior living facilities will lead to fewer hospitalizations.Asymptomatic testing…

Older people are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19. But recent research reveals older populations are less consumed by pandemic depression than those that are younger.

The Spanish military found residents of some care homes "completely abandoned" and "dead in their beds," Spain's defense minister announced Monday. Spain has more than 39,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Dr. Sharon Brangman is telling her patients to stay home, especially if they are in their 80s, to help reduce their risk of exposure to coronavirus.She's…

Skin becomes thinner and drier as we age, but there are some steps seniors and their caregivers can take to keep skin healthy.In this week's "HealthLink…