\If you’re age 65 or older, you face an increased risk of falling down: one out of four fall every year. After falling once, your chances of falling again doubles. Falls can cause serious injury — to the brain or hip — and significantly impact mobility. Each year, 2.8 million people over age…

Last month, we helped explain the different levels of continuing care available through independent and assisted living, as well as in memory care, adult foster homes and retirement communities.

A good motivator can inspire aging older adults to chuck off stereotypes about getting older, tossing the canes and walkers – and having a good time in the process.

We tend to think of our DNA as belonging to us alone. After all, DNA, or scientifically speaking, deoxyribonucleic acid, is what defines us as individuals.

Study shows malnutrition can hinder healing abilities

You know it’s important to never stop learning, but recent research has shown it can actually improve your brain’s cognitive abilities. 

Experiencing and managing chronic health conditions can be very hard and is sometimes overwhelming. Unfortunately, there are no quick solutions, leaving one wishing for a superhero to come save the day,

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be challenging and at times, overwhelming. Currently, more than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Salem resident and former caregiver Susan Jones cared for her partner Elizabeth for 12 year…

Growing evidence indicates that people can reduce their risk of cognitive decline by adopting key lifestyle habits.

We have all been reminded how important it is to see your doctor every year for your annual physical exam. The truth is, it’s even more important as you grow older.

Harvey Lewellen excelled at sports in Myrtle Point, where he lived for more than 30 years.

Joni Portmann joined Habitat for Humanity and hasn’t looked back

With summer around the corner and the warm temperatures we experienced earlier this month, keeping cool will be a priority. While heat-related illness is preventable, many people get sick, and even die, from extreme heat each year.

Alzheimer’s is a triple threat unlike any other disease — with soaring prevalence, lack of effective treatment and enormous costs.

In today's world knee placements are as common as blue skies.

Fibromyalgia sufferers know what it’s like to live with chronic pain and have their lives turned upside down.

It’s one thing to deal with having a broken arm or pulled muscle — everyone has to face temporary setbacks in the normal course of life.

For anyone living with a chronic disease, whether it’s cancer, an auto-immune disorder, pain issues or any other health problem, it is imperative that you optimize your intestinal health.

More than 11 million Americans live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 210,000 people in Oregon.

Judith Kahn started running at age 40 but was derailed by a stroke in her late 50s and suffers from congestive heart failure.

Ohsu sports medicine specialist offers tips for resistance exercise and strength training as we age

If you were to ask the average person about habits they’d like to improve, nutrition would undoubtedly be at the top of the list.

After this crazy winter weather, many of us have been looking to amp up our fitness routine outdoors. But there’s one fitness activity that is independent of the weather — your local aquatic center.

Walt Blomberg views fitness as a lifetime plan and, at 69, the Woodburn athlete can still be called a “jock.”

Colleen Milliman only started running at age 90 and has been crushing her competition since. (Photos by Paul W. Harvey IV)

Brad Pendergraft acts out strategies to interrupt negative thought patterns. Worrying, he says, doesn’t have to be a constant in your life. You can change.

More Oregonians are making their end-of-life wishes known through forms known as Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, according to research published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

Here we are in a new year, and I’ve been thinking about something simple I could do to improve my life.

A local relationship expert offers 7 tips to update your skills

By age 50, the average person will have walked 75,000 miles, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association. That’s a lot of steps, even without the Fitbit tracker.

Some people tap their fingers when impatient and annoyed, but did you know you might be able to tap away chronic pain?

Choosing a Medicare plan can be confusing, but help is available.

The ultimate fix for aging joints is to “stay strong or get strong.” When it comes to joints, physical therapist Mike Studer, president and co-owner of Northwest Rehabilitation Associates, strongly believes strength is paramount to healthy aging.

Dr. Michael Mega, a top researcher in memory diseases, says there are ways to strengthen your memory. That’s the good news. The tough part is whether you will make the lifestyle modifications he recommends. Habits are hard to break.

With the warmer weather and longer days, summertime is the perfect opportunity to get outside and be active. If you’re exercising outdoors this summer, or just having fun in the sun, it’s important to be aware of heat-related illnesses, like heat stroke and exhaustion, and know how to prevent them.

Many of my patients say they use sunscreen on a daily basis, but they’ll still come into the office with sunburns or tans. (Worth noting: Even though a tan might not hurt like a burn and “looks better,” tans are harmful to the skin, too.) So, what gives?

Does it matter how we live and how we treat one another? Have we lost our graciousness? Has our culture coarsened beyond repair?