When you turn 65, the IRS offers you a tax benefit in the form of an extra standard deduction for people age 65 and older. For example, a single 64-year-old taxpayer can claim a standard deduction of ...

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Some say annual booster shots are not worth the risk for healthy people. In a major policy change, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a plan to limit access to future COVID-19 shots only ...

Puff, puff, pass the medical bill. New research shows that emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to cannabis use among older adults have increased nearly 27-fold since the aughts. Even more ...

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While many struggle with basic tasks as they age, there's a select group of seniors who continue conquering challenges that would intimidate people half their age—and the difference isn't just luck or ...

Covid vaccines continue to protect against serious illness and death, especially for people ages 65 and older, although the benefits for younger adults are not as clear, according to a large new study ...

The FDA announced Tuesday that, going forward, COVID-19 vaccines would be approved only for people over age 65 or those at risk for severe infection. The move will streamline the approach to yearly ...